Selected publications
HUMAN GENETICS AND FORENSICS
Grifoni D, Garoia F, Bellosta P, Parisi F, De Biase D, Collina G, Strand D, Cavicchi S, Pession A.
aPKC cortical loading is associated with Lgl cytoplasmic release and tumor growth in Drosophila and human epithelia.
Oncogene, 2007, in press.
Caramelli D, Lalueza-Fox C, Capelli C, Lari M, Sampietro ML, Gigli E, Milani L, Pilli E, Guimaraes S, Chiarelli B, Marin VT, Casoli A, Stanyon R, Bertranpetit J, Barbujani G.
Genetic analysis of the skeletal remains attributed to Francesco Petrarca.
Forensic Sci Int. 2007, in press.
Caramelli D, Lalueza-Fox C, Condemi S, Longo L, Milani L, Manfredini A, de Saint Pierre M, Adoni F, Lari M, Giunti P, Ricci S, Casoli A, Calafell F, Mallegni F, Bertranpetit J, Stanyon R, Bertorelle G, Barbujani G.
A highly divergent mtDNA sequence in a Neandertal individual from Italy.
Curr Biol. 2006, 16(16): R630-2.
Sampietro ML, Gilbert MT, Lao O, Caramelli D, Lari M, Bertranpetit J, Lalueza-Fox C.
Tracking down human contamination in ancient human teeth.
Mol Biol Evol. 2006, 23(9): 1801-7.
Sampietro ML, Caramelli D, Lao O, Calafell F, Comas D, Lari M, Agusti B, Bertranpetit J, Lalueza-Fox C.
The genetics of the pre-Roman Iberian Peninsula: a mtDNA study of ancient Iberians.
Ann Hum Genet. 2005, 69(5): 535-48.
Grifoni D, Garoia F, Schimanski CC, Schmitz G, Laurenti E, Galle PR, Pession A, Cavicchi S, Strand D. The human protein Hugl-1 substitutes for Drosophila Lethal giant larvae tumour suppressor function in vivo.
Oncogene, 2004, 23(53): 8688-8694.
Barbujani G, Bertorelle G.
Were Cro-Magnons too like us for DNA to tell?
Nature, 2003, 424(6945): 127.
Rannala B, Bertorelle G.
Using linked markers to infer the age of a mutation.
Hum Mutat. 2001, 18(2): 87-100.
Barbujani G, Bertorelle G.
Genetics and the population history of Europe.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001, 98(1): 22-5.
Bertorelle G, Barbujani G.
Expected effects of mass screening policies on the frequency of cystic fibrosis homozygotes.
Hum Genet. 1997, 100(5-6): 666-8.
CONSERVATION GENETICS
Garoia F, Guarniero I, Grifoni D, Marzola S, Tinti F.
Comparative analysis of AFLP and SSRs efficiency in resolving population genetic structure of Mediterranean Solea vulgaris.
Mol Ecol. 2007, 16(7): 1377–1387.
Verardi A, Lucchini V, Randi E.
Detecting introgressive hybridization between free-ranging domestic dogs and wild wolves (Canis lupus) by admixture linkage disequilibrium analysis.
Mol Ecol. 2006, 15(10): 2845-55
Lecis R, Pierpaoli M, Biro ZS, Szemethy L, Ragni B, Vercillo F, Randi E.
Bayesian analyses of admixture in wild and domestic cats (Felis silvestris) using linked microsatellite loci.
Mol Ecol. 2006, 15: 119-131.
Randi E, Tabarroni C, Kark S.
The role of history vs. demography in shaping genetic population structure across an ecotone: chukar partridges (Alectoris chukar) as a case study.
Diversity and distribution, 2006, 12: 714-724.
Lucchini V, Meijaard E, Diong CH, Groves CP, Randi E.
New phylogenetic perspectives among species of South-east Asian wild pig (Sus sp.) based on mtDNA sequences and morphometric data.
Journal of Zoology, 2005, 266: 25-35.
Valsecchi E, Pasolini P, Bertozzi M, Garoia F, Ungaro N, Vacchi M, Sabelli B, Tinti F.
Rapid Miocene-Pliocene dispersal and evolution of mediterranean rajid fauna as inferred by mitochondrial gene variation.
J Evol. Biol. 2004, 18 (2): 436-446.
Lucchini V.
AFLP: a useful tool for biodiversity conservation and management.
CR Biol, 2003, 326: S43-S48.
Pierpaoli M, Biro ZS, Herrmann M, Hupe K, Fernandes M, Ragni B, Szemethy L, Randi E. Genetic distinction of wildcat (Felis silvestris) populations in Europe, and hybridization with domestic cats in Hungary.
Mol Ecol. 2003, 12 (10): 2585-2598.
Pierpaoli M, Riga F, Trocchi V, Randi E.
Hare populations in Europe: intra and interspecific analysis of mtDNA variation.
CR Biol, 2003, 326: S80-S84, Suppl. 1.
Randi E, Tabarroni C, Rimondi S, Lucchini V, Sfougaris A.
Philogeography of the rock partridge (Alectoris graeca).
Mol Ecol. 2003, 12, 2201-2214.
Randi E, Davoli F, Pierpaoli M, Pertoldi C, Madsen AB, Loeschcke V.
Genetic structure in otter (Lutra lutra) populations in Europe: implications for conservation.
Animal Conservation, 2003, 6: 93-100.
Lucchini V, Fabbri E, Marucco F, Ricci S, Boitani L, Randi E.
Noninvasive molecular tracking of colonizing wolf (Canis lupus) packs in the western Italian Alps.
Mol Ecol. 2002, 11(5): 857-868.
Randi E, Tabarroni C, Rimondi S.
Forensic genetics and the Washington Convention - CITES.
Quad. Cons. Natura, 12, Min. Ambiente - Ist. Naz. Fauna Selvatica.
Pierpaoli M, Riga F, Trocchi V, Randi E.
Species distinction and evolutionary relationships of the Italian hare (Lepus corsicanus) as described by mitochondrial DNA sequencing.
Mol Ecol. 1999, 8(11): 1805-1817.
HUMAN GENETICS AND FORENSICS
Grifoni D, Garoia F, Bellosta P, Parisi F, De Biase D, Collina G, Strand D, Cavicchi S, Pession A.
aPKC cortical loading is associated with Lgl cytoplasmic release and tumor growth in Drosophila and human epithelia.
Oncogene, 2007, in press.
Caramelli D, Lalueza-Fox C, Capelli C, Lari M, Sampietro ML, Gigli E, Milani L, Pilli E, Guimaraes S, Chiarelli B, Marin VT, Casoli A, Stanyon R, Bertranpetit J, Barbujani G.
Genetic analysis of the skeletal remains attributed to Francesco Petrarca.
Forensic Sci Int. 2007, in press.
Caramelli D, Lalueza-Fox C, Condemi S, Longo L, Milani L, Manfredini A, de Saint Pierre M, Adoni F, Lari M, Giunti P, Ricci S, Casoli A, Calafell F, Mallegni F, Bertranpetit J, Stanyon R, Bertorelle G, Barbujani G.
A highly divergent mtDNA sequence in a Neandertal individual from Italy.
Curr Biol. 2006, 16(16): R630-2.
Sampietro ML, Gilbert MT, Lao O, Caramelli D, Lari M, Bertranpetit J, Lalueza-Fox C.
Tracking down human contamination in ancient human teeth.
Mol Biol Evol. 2006, 23(9): 1801-7.
Sampietro ML, Caramelli D, Lao O, Calafell F, Comas D, Lari M, Agusti B, Bertranpetit J, Lalueza-Fox C.
The genetics of the pre-Roman Iberian Peninsula: a mtDNA study of ancient Iberians.
Ann Hum Genet. 2005, 69(5): 535-48.
Grifoni D, Garoia F, Schimanski CC, Schmitz G, Laurenti E, Galle PR, Pession A, Cavicchi S, Strand D. The human protein Hugl-1 substitutes for Drosophila Lethal giant larvae tumour suppressor function in vivo.
Oncogene, 2004, 23(53): 8688-8694.
Barbujani G, Bertorelle G.
Were Cro-Magnons too like us for DNA to tell?
Nature, 2003, 424(6945): 127.
Rannala B, Bertorelle G.
Using linked markers to infer the age of a mutation.
Hum Mutat. 2001, 18(2): 87-100.
Barbujani G, Bertorelle G.
Genetics and the population history of Europe.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001, 98(1): 22-5.
Bertorelle G, Barbujani G.
Expected effects of mass screening policies on the frequency of cystic fibrosis homozygotes.
Hum Genet. 1997, 100(5-6): 666-8.
CONSERVATION GENETICS
Garoia F, Guarniero I, Grifoni D, Marzola S, Tinti F.
Comparative analysis of AFLP and SSRs efficiency in resolving population genetic structure of Mediterranean Solea vulgaris.
Mol Ecol. 2007, 16(7): 1377–1387.
Verardi A, Lucchini V, Randi E.
Detecting introgressive hybridization between free-ranging domestic dogs and wild wolves (Canis lupus) by admixture linkage disequilibrium analysis.
Mol Ecol. 2006, 15(10): 2845-55
Lecis R, Pierpaoli M, Biro ZS, Szemethy L, Ragni B, Vercillo F, Randi E.
Bayesian analyses of admixture in wild and domestic cats (Felis silvestris) using linked microsatellite loci.
Mol Ecol. 2006, 15: 119-131.
Randi E, Tabarroni C, Kark S.
The role of history vs. demography in shaping genetic population structure across an ecotone: chukar partridges (Alectoris chukar) as a case study.
Diversity and distribution, 2006, 12: 714-724.
Lucchini V, Meijaard E, Diong CH, Groves CP, Randi E.
New phylogenetic perspectives among species of South-east Asian wild pig (Sus sp.) based on mtDNA sequences and morphometric data.
Journal of Zoology, 2005, 266: 25-35.
Valsecchi E, Pasolini P, Bertozzi M, Garoia F, Ungaro N, Vacchi M, Sabelli B, Tinti F.
Rapid Miocene-Pliocene dispersal and evolution of mediterranean rajid fauna as inferred by mitochondrial gene variation.
J Evol. Biol. 2004, 18 (2): 436-446.
Lucchini V.
AFLP: a useful tool for biodiversity conservation and management.
CR Biol, 2003, 326: S43-S48.
Pierpaoli M, Biro ZS, Herrmann M, Hupe K, Fernandes M, Ragni B, Szemethy L, Randi E. Genetic distinction of wildcat (Felis silvestris) populations in Europe, and hybridization with domestic cats in Hungary.
Mol Ecol. 2003, 12 (10): 2585-2598.
Pierpaoli M, Riga F, Trocchi V, Randi E.
Hare populations in Europe: intra and interspecific analysis of mtDNA variation.
CR Biol, 2003, 326: S80-S84, Suppl. 1.
Randi E, Tabarroni C, Rimondi S, Lucchini V, Sfougaris A.
Philogeography of the rock partridge (Alectoris graeca).
Mol Ecol. 2003, 12, 2201-2214.
Randi E, Davoli F, Pierpaoli M, Pertoldi C, Madsen AB, Loeschcke V.
Genetic structure in otter (Lutra lutra) populations in Europe: implications for conservation.
Animal Conservation, 2003, 6: 93-100.
Lucchini V, Fabbri E, Marucco F, Ricci S, Boitani L, Randi E.
Noninvasive molecular tracking of colonizing wolf (Canis lupus) packs in the western Italian Alps.
Mol Ecol. 2002, 11(5): 857-868.
Randi E, Tabarroni C, Rimondi S.
Forensic genetics and the Washington Convention - CITES.
Quad. Cons. Natura, 12, Min. Ambiente - Ist. Naz. Fauna Selvatica.
Pierpaoli M, Riga F, Trocchi V, Randi E.
Species distinction and evolutionary relationships of the Italian hare (Lepus corsicanus) as described by mitochondrial DNA sequencing.
Mol Ecol. 1999, 8(11): 1805-1817.
