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The Genetic Population Structure of Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile
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WoS WOS:000551704600001
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:85087772127
DOI 10.3389/FGENE.2020.00669
Año 2020
Tipo artículo de investigación

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Autores Afiliación Chile

Instituciones Chile

% Participación
Internacional

Autores
Afiliación Extranjera

Instituciones
Extranjeras


Abstract



Studies examining genetic conditions common in Latin America are highly underrepresented in the scientific literature. Understanding of the population structure is limited, particularly Chile, in part due to the lack of available population specific data. An important first-step in elucidating disease mechanisms in Latin America countries is to understand the genetic structure of isolated populations. Robinson Crusoe Island (RCI) is a small land mass off the coast of Chile. The current population of over 900 inhabitants are primarily descended from a small number of founders who colonized the island in the late 1800s. Extensive genealogical records can trace the ancestry of almost the entire population. We perform a comprehensive genetic analysis to investigate the ancestry of the island population, examining ancestral mitochondrial and Y chromosome haplogroups, as well as autosomal admixture. Mitochondrial and Y chromosome haplogroups indicated a substantial European genetic contribution to the current RCI population. Analysis of the mitochondrial haplogroups found in the present-day population revealed that 79.1% of islanders carried European haplogroups, compared to 60.0% of the mainland Chilean controls from Santiago. Both groups showed a substantially lower contribution of indigenous haplogroups than expected. Analysis of the Y chromosome haplogroups also showed predominantly European haplogroups detected in 92.3% of male islanders and 86.7% of mainland Chilean controls. Using the near-complete genealogical data collected from the RCI population, we successfully inferred the ancestral haplogroups of 16/23 founder individuals, revealing genetic ancestry from Northern and Southern Europe. As mitochondrial and Y investigations only provide information for direct maternal and paternal lineages, we expanded this to investigate genetic admixture using the autosomes. Admixture analysis identified substantial indigenous genetic admixture in the RCI population (46.9%), higher than that found in the Santiago mainland Chilean controls (43.4%), but lower than a more representative Chilean population (Chile_GRU) (49.1%). Our study revealed the Robinson Crusoe Island population show a substantial genetic contribution for indigenous Chileans, similar to the level reported in mainland Chileans. However, direct maternal and paternal haplogroup analysis revealed strong European genetic contributions consistent with the history of the Island.

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Revista ISSN
Frontiers In Genetics 1664-8021

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Genetics & Heredity
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Genetics
Genetics (Clinical)
Molecular Medicine
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Ord. Autor Género Institución - País
1 Mountford, Hayley S. Mujer Oxford Brookes Univ - Reino Unido
Oxford Brookes University - Reino Unido
2 VILLANUEVA-BIANCHINI, PIA CONSTANZA Mujer Universidad de Chile - Chile
3 FERNANDEZ-GALLARDO, MARIA ANGELICA Mujer Universidad de Chile - Chile
4 JARA-SOSA, LILIAN ELENA Mujer Universidad de Chile - Chile
5 De Barbieri, Zulema - St Thomas Univ - Chile
St. Thomas University - Chile
Universidad Santo Tomás - Chile
6 Carvajal-Carmona, Luis G. Hombre UNIV CALIF DAVIS - Estados Unidos
University of California, Davis - Estados Unidos
7 Cazier, Jean Baptiste Hombre Univ Birmingham - Reino Unido
University of Birmingham - Reino Unido
8 Newbury, Dianne F. Mujer Oxford Brookes Univ - Reino Unido
Oxford Brookes University - Reino Unido

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Financiamiento



Fuente
Universidad de Chile
National Institutes of Health
Medical Research Council
UCHILE
National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health
Vicerrectoria de Investigacion, Universidad de Chile
Auburn Community Cancer Endowed Chair in Basic Science

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Agradecimiento
The Robinson Crusoe Genetics project was funded by the Medical Research Council (MR/J003719/1). The collection of DNA samples and characterization of the Robinson Crusoe population was funded by Vicerrectoria de Investigacion, Universidad de Chile (www.uchile.cl), UCHILE DID TNAC 01-02/01 and UCHILE DI MULT 05-05/02 grants. LC-C was supported by the National Cancer Institute (R01CA223978, U54CA233306, P30CA093373, and R21CA199631) of the National Institutes of Health and by the Auburn Community Cancer Endowed Chair in Basic Science. This content was solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
We would like to thank all the families, professionals, and individuals who participated in this research. In particular, we are extremely grateful to the inhabitants of Robinson Crusoe Island who have agreed to participate in this study. We would also like to thank Mr. Leopoldo González Charpentier, the mayor of the Ilustre Municipalidad de Juan Fernández for his assistance and patience in the development of this research. Also, to the authorities of schools of medicine and dentistry for giving us the necessary permits to travel to the island of Juan Fernandez. Funding. The Robinson Crusoe Genetics project was funded by the Medical Research Council (MR/J003719/1). The collection of DNA samples and characterization of the Robinson Crusoe population was funded by Vicerrectoría de Investigación, Universidad de Chile (www.uchile.cl), UCHILE DID TNAC 01-02/01 and UCHILE DI MULT 05-05/02 grants. LC-C was supported by the National Cancer Institute (R01CA223978, U54CA233306, P30CA093373, and R21CA199631) of the National Institutes of Health and by the Auburn Community Cancer Endowed Chair in Basic Science. This content was solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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