2010/05/07

High-density SNP genotyping detects homogeneity of Spanish and French Basques, and confirms their genomic distinctiveness from other European populations

Researchers from the Co-operative Research Center, CIC bioGUNE, from the Basque Foundation for Health Innovation and Research and from the Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology of the University of the Basque Country, have presented the first high-throughput population genetic analysis including Basques from Spanish and French provinces. The study, published in Human Genetics, shows that all Basques constitute a homogeneous group that can be clearly differentiated from other European populations.