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Malaria was a weak selective force in ancient Europeans.

Scientific reports - 3 May 2017

Gelabert Pere, Olalde Iñigo, de-Dios Toni, Civit Sergi, Lalueza-Fox Carles

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Malaria, caused by Plasmodium parasites, is thought to be one of the strongest selective forces that has shaped the genome of modern humans and was endemic in Europe until recent times. Due to its eradication around mid-twentieth century, the potential selective history of malaria in European populations is largely unknown. Here, we screen 224 ancient European genomes from the Upper Palaeolithic to the post-Roman...

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PMID: 28469196
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01534-5
PMCID: PMC5431260

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