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LABORATORY OF EVOLUTIONARY GENOMICS (former LABORATORY OF ETHNOGENOMICS)
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Laboratory members:
General information:
The laboratory of Ethnogenomics (initially a Group of Human Genetics) was founded in 2007. The main scope of our activity is the reconstruction of the genetic history of Armenians and other neighboring peoples of the Near East and the South Caucasus. Recently the laboratory has been actively involved in an international project aiming to study ancient DNA (aDNA) extracted from human fossils of different age strata (Bronze Age and the Neolithic).
Current research projects:
- Prevalence of UCP1 genetic variants and their connection with obesity and cardio-metabolic disease. (FP7 EU project).
- The origin and national identity issues of the Iranian Turkish-speaking ethnic groups.
- Comparative genetic study of the Armenian and neighboring populations.
Selected Publications:
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