Anthropology Scholarly Works: Recent submissions

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    • HLA Genes in Populations of the Aleutian Islands 

      Rey, Diego; Areces, Cristina; Parga-Lozano, Carlos; Gómez-Prieto, Pablo; Crawford, Michael H.; Arnaiz-Villena, Antonio (Wayne State University Press, 2010-10-01)
      We typed a subset of the Aleut population for HLA loci (HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-DRB1, HLA-DQB1) to obtain an HLA profile, which was compared to other Eurasian and Amerindian populations for studying Aleut origin and its significance ...

    • The Genetic Structure of the Kuwaiti Population: mtDNA Inter- and Intra-population Variation 

      Theyab, Jasem; Al-Bustan, Suzanne; Crawford, Michael H. (Wayne State University Press, 2012-08-01)
      This study investigated: (1) the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetic variation in 116 unrelated individuals who originated from the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, or were of Bedouin ethnicity and (2) the genetic structure of Kuwaiti ...

    • Mitochondrial DNA Variation and the Origins of the Aleuts 

      Rubicz, Rohina C.; Schurr, Theodore G.; Babb, Paul L.; Crawford, Michael H. (Wayne State University Press, 2003-12-01)
      The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation in 179 Aleuts from five different islands (Atka, Unalaska, Umnak, St. Paul, and St. George) and Anchorage was analyzed to better understand the origins of Aleuts and their role in ...

    • Patterns of Ethnic, Linguistic, and Geographic Heterogeneity of Palmar Interdigital Ridge Counts in the Indian Subcontinent 

      Reddy, B. Mohan; Demarchi, Dario A.; Bharati, S.; Kumar, Vikrant; Crawford, Michael H. (Wayne State University Press, 2004-01-01)
      Published data on palmar interdigital ridge counts (a–b, b–c, and c–d) among 57 populations from the Indian subcontinent were analyzed with reference to ethnic, socioeconomic, linguistic, and geographic affiliations of the ...

    • mtDNA Variation in the Altai-Kizhi Population of Southern Siberia: A Synthesis of Genetic Variation 

      Phillips-Krawczak, Christine; Devor, Eric J.; Zlojutro, Mark; Moffat-Wilson, Kristin; Crawford, Michael H. (Wayne State University Press, 2006-01-01)
      The native peoples of Gorno Altai in southern Siberia represent a genetically diverse population and have been of great interest to anthropological genetics. In particular, the southern Altaian population is argued to be ...

    • Unangan Past and Present: The Contrasts Between Observed and Inferred Histories 

      O'Rourke, Dennis H.; West, Dixie; Crawford, Michael H. (Wayne State University Press, 2010-01-01)
      Academic research focusing on the population and culture history of the Aleut (Unangan) people began in the late 19th century and continues to the present. The papers in this special issue of Human Biology summarize the ...

    • Mitochondrial DNA Diversity in Mennonite Communities from the Midwestern United States 

      Melton, Phillip Edward; Mosher, M. J.; Rubicz, Rohina C.; Zlojutro, Mark; Crawford, Michael H. (Wayne State University Press, 2010-01-01)
      We examined mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation in six Mennonite communities from Kansas (Goessel, Lone Tree, Garden View, Meridian, and Garden City) and Nebraska (Henderson) to determine their genetic structure and its ...

    • Anthropometric Variation Among Bering Sea Natives 

      Justice, Anne E.; Rubicz, Rohina C.; Chittoor, Greetha; Jantz, Richard; Crawford, Michael H. (2010-01-01)
      Recent research indicates that anthropometrics can be used to study microevolutionary forces acting on humans. We examine the use of morphological traits in reconstructing the population history of Aleuts and Eskimos of ...

    • Cattle Raiding, Cultural Survival, and Adaptability of East African Pastoralists 

      Gray, Sandra J.; Sundal, Mary Beth; Wiebusch, Brandi; Little, Michael A.; Leslie, Paul W.; Pike, Ivy L. (University of Chicago Press, 2003-12-01)

    • Surname distributions and Y-chromosome markers in the Aleutian Islands 

      Graf, Orion Mark; Zlojutro, Mark; Rubicz, Rohina C.; Crawford, Michael H. (Wayne State University Press, 2010-01-01)
      We examine surname distribution, origin, and association with Y-chromosome haplogroups in native communities from the Aleutian archipelago. The underlying hypothesis is that surnames and Y-chromosome haplogroups should be ...

    • Origins of Aleuts and the Genetic Structure of Populations of the Archipelago: Molecular and Archaeological Perspectives 

      Crawford, Michael H.; Rubicz, Rohina C.; Zlojutro, Mark (Wayne State University Press, 2010-01-01)
      We summarize the results of a field and laboratory research program (1999–2006) in the Aleutian Islands on the origins of the inhabitants of the archipelago and the genetic structure of these populations. The Aleuts show ...

    • History of Human Biology (1929–2009) 

      Crawford, Michael H. (Wayne State University Press, 2010-01-01)
      The journal Human Biology was founded 80 years ago by Raymond Pearl, an eminent biologist and professor of biometry and vital statistics at Johns Hopkins University. In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the founding ...

    • History of Human Biology (1929-2004) 

      Crawford, Michael H. (Wayne State University Press, 2004-01-01)

    • Genetic Architecture of a Small, Recently Aggregated Aleut Population: Bering Island 

      Rubicz, Rohina C.; Zlojutro, Mark; Sun, Guangyun; Spitsyn, Victor A.; Deka, Ranjan; Young, Kristin Leigh; Crawford, Michael H. (Wayne State University Press, 2010-01-01)
      The fishing community of Bering Island, located in the Russian Commander Islands off the Kamchatka Peninsula, was originally founded by a small number of Russian soldiers and merchants, along with Aleuts forcibly relocated ...

    • Paternal Genetic History of the Basque Population of Spain 

      Young, Kristin Leigh; Sun, Guangyun; Deka, Ranjan; Crawford, Michael H. (Wayne State University Press, 2011-01-01)
      This study examines the genetic variation in Basque Y chromosome lineages using data on 12 Y-short tandem repeat (STR) loci in a sample of 158 males from four Basque provinces of Spain (Alava, Vizcaya, Guipuzcoa, and ...

    • Obituary for Philippe LeFevre Witier 

      Crawford, Michael H. (Wayne State University Press, 2012-01-01)

    • Applications of pooled DNA samples to the assessment of population affinities: Short Tandem Repeats (STR) 

      Crawford, Michael H.; Banerjee, Pronobesh; Demarchi, Dario A.; Zlojutro, Mark; McComb, J.; Livshits, Gregory; Henneberg, M.; Mosher, M. J.; Schanfield, M. S.; Knowles, J. A. (Wayne State University Press, 2005-01-01)
      Pooled DNA samples have been used in association studies of Mendelian disease genes. This method involves combining equal quantities of DNA from patients and control subjects into separate pools and comparing the pools for ...

    • Autosomal short tandem repeat genetic variation of the Basques in Spain 

      Young, Kristin Leigh; Sun, Guangyun; Deka, Ranjan; Crawford, Michael H. (Croatian Medical Journal, 2011-06)
      Aim To examine population genetic structure and hypotheses of the origin of the modern Basque population in Spain using autosomal short tandem repeat (STR) data from individuals living in 27 mountain villages in the ...

    • DNA fingerprinting in anthropological genetics: past, present, future 

      Crawford, Michael H.; Beaty, Kristine G. (BioMed Central, 2013-11-18)
      In 1985, Sir Alec Jeffreys developed the variable-number tandem repeat method used to identify individuals and giving researchers the first DNA fingerprints. These initial methods were used in anthropological genetics, a ...

    • Identity, Voice & Community Among New African Immigrants to Kansas 

      Janzen, John M. (Kansas African Studies Center, 2007-04-10)