Publications by authors named "Consuelo Roca de Togores Munoz"
Epidermoid bone cysts are rare, unilocular, and slow growing. They develop by the accumulation of ectodermal remnants, and they may be congenital or acquired. The most common locations for these bone cysts are the distal phalanges, followed by the skull.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- The transition to the Bronze Age in southeastern Iberia involved significant social shifts, including the abandonment of Late Copper Age settlements for hilltop sites and a change in burial practices from collective graves to individual ones, indicating a hierarchical society.
- A genomic study was conducted that increased available data, revealing a turnover of Y-chromosome lineages and the introduction of steppe-related ancestry around 2200 cal BCE, correlating with the rise of the El Argar culture.
- The findings suggest a founder effect in male lineages, as males had more relatives at burial sites compared to females, but more complex genetic models indicate possible earlier contributions from Mediterranean populations beyond the expected two-source models.
Uniparentally-inherited markers on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and the non-recombining regions of the Y chromosome (NRY), have been used for the past 30 years to investigate the history of humans from a maternal and paternal perspective. Researchers have preferred mtDNA due to its abundance in the cells, and comparatively high substitution rate. Conversely, the NRY is less susceptible to back mutations and saturation, and is potentially more informative than mtDNA owing to its longer sequence length.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSyphilis, together with its variant congenital syphilis, is a disease caused by subsp. . This paper documents possible new skeletal evidence for congenital syphilis from the Medieval Era (twelfth and thirteenth centuries CE) burial site of Medinaceli in the Province of Soria in North-Central Spain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- Agriculture arrived in the Iberian Peninsula around 5700 BCE, marking a shift in lifestyle from hunter-gatherers to farming communities.
- This study analyzes the mitochondrial DNA of 213 individuals across various regions of Iberia from the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of prehistoric populations.
- The findings indicate a notable genetic continuity in the Early Neolithic lineages, with a higher presence of hunter-gatherer genes in Iberia compared to other parts of Europe, suggesting a unique population history for the region.