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Enamel peptides reveal the sex of the Late Antique ‘Lovers of Modena’

Recent work has disclosed the critical role played by enamel peptides in sex classification of old skeletal remains. In particular, protein AMELY (amelogenin isoform Y) is present in the enamel dental tissue of male individuals only, while AMELX (isoform X) can be found in both sexes. AMELY can be e...

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Autores principales: Lugli, Federico, Di Rocco, Giulia, Vazzana, Antonino, Genovese, Filippo, Pinetti, Diego, Cilli, Elisabetta, Carile, Maria Cristina, Silvestrini, Sara, Gabanini, Gaia, Arrighi, Simona, Buti, Laura, Bortolini, Eugenio, Cipriani, Anna, Figus, Carla, Marciani, Giulia, Oxilia, Gregorio, Romandini, Matteo, Sorrentino, Rita, Sola, Marco, Benazzi, Stefano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6739468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31511583
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49562-7