Genetic structure of southwestern Corsica (France)

M Memmi; P Moral; C M Calò; L Autuori; G E Mameli; V Succa; L Varesi; G Vona

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1998)10:5<567::AID-AJHB3>3.0.CO;2-B

Genetic structure of southwestern Corsica (France)

Am J Hum Biol. 1998;10(5):567-577. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1998)10:5<567::AID-AJHB3>3.0.CO;2-B.

Authors

M Memmi¹, P Moral², C M Calò³, L Autuori³, G E Mameli³, V Succa³, L Varesi¹, G Vona³

Affiliations

¹ Faculté de Sciences et Techniques (Civaren), Université de Corse, 20250 Corte, France.
² Facultat de Biologia, Secciò d'Antropologia, Universitat de Barcelona, 0828 Barcelona, Spain.
³ Dipartimento di Biologia Sperimentale, Sezione di Scienze Antropologiche, Università di Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.

PMID: 28561542
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1998)10:5<567::AID-AJHB3>3.0.CO;2-B

Abstract

The distribution of nine red cell enzymes (ACP, ADA, AK, DIA, ESD, GLO1, PGM1, PGD, and SOD) and seven plasma proteins (C3, GC, HP, ORM, PI, PLG, and TF) was analyzed in a sample of 274 unrelated individuals from the southwestern area of Corsica (France), specifically from Ajaccio and nearby villages. The aim of the research was to study the genetic structure of Corsica and to add further to our knowledge about microgeographic variability of polymorphisms in Corsica. The analysis, carried out by genetic distances and R-matrix through 39 alleles of 13 genetic markers, reveals a certain degree of differentiation within Corsica. The results show a genetic heterogeneity between Corsica and other European and Mediterranean populations, although the genetic differences appear to be smaller between Corsicans and Sardinians than among Corsicans and other compiled populations. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 10:567-577, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.