António Amorim

aamorim@ipatimup.pt

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

Formal and population genetics.
Pure and applied genetics (mainly to humans), namely paternity and kinship expertise and diagnosis of genetic diseases.

EDUCATION

Degree in Biology by the Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, in 1974; PhD in Anthropology in 1983.
Full Professor of the same Faculty since 1993.

OTHER MERITS

Current:
Coordinator of the GABBA (Graduate Program in Areas of Basic and Applied Biology), University of Porto, PhD Program in Biology (FCUP) and MSc Program in Forensic Genetics.
Member of the Editorial Board of: Frontiers in Genetics, Open Forensic Sciences Journal
Vice-President of the Spanish and Portuguese Working Group of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (GHEP-ISFG)
Previous:
Member of the Editorial Board of Forensic Science International
President of the Portuguese Society of Human Genetics
President of the Spanish and Portuguese Working Group of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (GHEP-ISFG)

PUBLICATIONS

New Insights into the Phylogeny and Worldwide Dispersion of Two Closely Related Nematode Species, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and Bursaphelenchus mucronatus.
Pereira F,Moreira C,Fonseca L,van Asch B,Mota M,Abrantes I,Amorim A
PLoS One.2013;8(2):e56288-.

Molecular characterization of maple syrup urine disease patients from Tunisia.
Jaafar N,Moleirinho A,Kerkeni E,Monastiri K,Seboui H,Amorim A,Prata MJ,Quental S
Gene.2013;517(1):116-119.

Paternity exclusion power: Comparative behaviour of autosomal and X-chromosomal markers in standard and deficient cases with inbreeding.
Pinto N,Gusmão L,Egeland T,Amorim A
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2012;S1872-4973():269-274.

New method for the simultaneous identification of cow, sheep, goat, and water buffalo in dairy products by analysis of short species-specific mitochondrial DNA targets.
Goncalves J,Pereira F,Amorim A,van Asch B,
J Agric Food Chem.2012;60(42):10480-10485.

Sequence comparison alignment-free approach based on suffix tree and L-words frequency.
Soares I,Goios A,Amorim A,
The Scientific World Journal.2012;():-.

SPInDel: a multifunctional workbench for species identification using insertion/deletion variants.
Carneiro J,Pereira F,Amorim A,
Mol Ecol Resour.2012;12(6):1190-1195.

Comparative evaluation of alternative batteries of genetic markers to complement autosomal STRs in kinship investigations: autosomal indels vs. X-chromosome STRs.
Gomes C,Magalhaes M,Alves C,Amorim A,Pinto N,Gusmao L,
Int J Legal Med.2012;126(6):917-921.

mtDNAoffice: A software to assign human mtDNA macro haplogroups through automated analysis of the protein coding region.
Soares I,Amorim A,Goios A,
Mitochondrion.2012;(12):666-668.

The genetic landscape of Equatorial Guinea and the origin and migration routes of the Y chromosome haplogroup R-V88.
Gonzalez M,Gomes V,Lopez-Parra AM,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Sanchez-Diz P,rroyo-Pardo E,Gusmao L,
Eur J Hum Genet.2012;():-.

Mitochondrial DNA deletions are associated with non-B DNA conformations.
Damas J,Carneiro J,Goncalves J,Stewart JB,Samuels DC,Amorim A,Pereira F,
Nucleic Acids Res.2012;40(16):7606-7621.

Assessing paternities with inconclusive STR results: The suitability of bi-allelic markers.
Pinto N,Magalhaes M,Conde-Sousa E,Gomes C,Pereira R,Alves C,Gusmao L,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2012;():-.

SIR: Deterministic protein inference from peptides assigned to MS data.
Matthiesen R,Prieto G,Amorim A,Aloria K,Fullaondo A,Carvalho AS,Arizmendi JM,
J Proteomics.2012;():-.

Refining the genetic portrait of Portuguese Roma through X-chromosomal markers.
Pereira V,Gusmao L,Valente C,Pereira R,Carneiro J,Gomes I,Morling N,Amorim A,Joao PM,
Am J Phys Anthropol.2012;():-.

Transcriptional regulation of the human mitochondrial peptide deformylase (PDF).
Pereira-Castro I,Costa LT,Amorim A,Azevedo L,
Biochem Biophys Res Commun.2012;421(4):825-831.

Human carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I (CPSI): Insights on the structural role of the unknown function domains.
Lopes-Marques M,Igrejas G,Amorim A,Azevedo L,
Biochem Biophys Res Commun.2012;421(3):409-412.

Mutational Origin of Machado-Joseph Disease in the Australian Aboriginal Communities of Groote Eylandt and Yirrkala.
Martins S,Soong BW,Wong VC,Giunti P,Stevanin G,Ranum LP,Sasaki H,Riess O,Tsuji S,Coutinho P,Amorim A,Sequeiros J,Nicholson GA,
Arch Neurol.2012;69(6):746-751.

Indel markers: Genetic diversity of 38 polymorphisms in Brazilian populations and application in a paternity investigation with post mortem material.
Manta F,Caiafa A,Pereira R,Silva D,Amorim A,Carvalho EF,Gusmao L,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2012;():-.

Straightforward inference of ancestry and admixture proportions through ancestry-informative insertion deletion multiplexing.
Pereira R,Phillips C,Pinto N,Santos C,dos Santos SE,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Gusmao L,
PLoS One.2012;7(1):e29684-.

Mitochondrial lineages reveal intense gene flow between Iberian wild boars and South Iberian pig breeds.
van Asch B,Pereira F,Santos LS,Carneiro J,Santos N,Amorim A
Anim Genet.2012;43(1):35-41.

Capillary electrophoresis analysis of a 9-plex STR assay for canine genotyping.
van Asch B,Amorim A,
Methods Mol Biol.2012;830():231-240.

Characterization of the human ornithine transcarbamylase 3' untranslated regulatory region.
Lopes-Marques M,Pereira-Castro I,Amorim A,Azevedo L,
DNA Cell Biol.2012;31(4):427-433.

Allele frequencies for 15 autosomal STR markers in the Libyan population.
Khodjet-el-Khil H,Fadhlaoui-Zid K,Gusmao L,Alves C,ammar-Elgaaied A,Amorim A,
Ann Hum Biol.2012;39(1):80-83.

Successful COG8 and PDF overlap is mediated by alterations in splicing and polyadenylation signals.
Pereira-Castro I,Quental R,da Costa LT,Amorim A,Azevedo L,
Hum Genet.2012;131(2):265-274.

A method for the analysis of 32 X chromosome insertion deletion polymorphisms in a single PCR.
Pereira R,Pereira V,Gomes I,Tomas C,Morling N,Amorim A,Prata MJ,Carracedo A,Gusmao L,
Int J Legal Med.2012;126(1):97-105.

A general method to assess the utility of the X-chromosomal markers in kinship testing.
Pinto N,Silva PV,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2012;6(2):198-207.

A comment on 'The hare and the tortoise: one small step for four SNPs, one giant leap for SNP-kind'.
Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2011;5(4):358-360.

Clustered transcripts that escape X inactivation at mouse XqD.
Lopes AM,rnold-Croop SE,Amorim A,Carrel L,
Mamm Genome.2011;22(9-10):572-582.

Reconstructing the Indian origin and dispersal of the European Roma: a maternal genetic perspective.
Mendizabal I,Valente C,Gusmao A,Alves C,Gomes V,Goios A,Parson W,Calafell F,Alvarez L,Amorim A,Gusmao L,Comas D,Prata MJ,
PLoS One.2011;6(1):e15988-.

A new algorithm for mtDNA sequence clustering.
Soares I,Amorim A,Goios A,
FSI: Genetics SS.2011;1(3):e315-e316.

Identification of mtDNA lineages of Sus scrofa by multiplex single base extension for the authentication of processed food products.
van Asch B,Silva SL,Carneiro J,Pereira F,Amorim A,
J Agric Food Chem.2011;59(13):6920-6926.

X-chromosome markers in kinship testing: a generalisation of the IBD approach identifying situations where their contribution is crucial.
Pinto N,Gusmao L,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2011;5(1):27-32.

Male lineages in South American native groups: evidence of M19 traveling south.
Toscanini U,Gusmao L,Berardi G,Gomes V,Amorim A,Salas A,Raimondi E,
Am J Phys Anthropol.2011;146(2):188-196.

FKS2 mutations associated with decreased echinocandin susceptibility of Candida glabrata following anidulafungin therapy.
Costa-de-Oliveira S,Marcos M,Silva RM,Pinto E Silva,Rocha R,Amorim A,Goncalves RA,Pina-Vaz C,
Antimicrob Agents Chemother.2011;55(3):1312-1314.

An X-linked haplotype of Neandertal origin is present among all non-African populations.
Yotova V,Lefebvre JF,Moreau C,Gbeha E,Hovhannesyan K,Bourgeois S,Bedarida S,Azevedo L,Amorim A,Sarkisian T,Avogbe PH,Chabi N,Dicko MH,Kou' Santa Amouzou ES,Sanni A,Roberts-Thomson J,Boettcher B,Scott RJ,Labuda D,
Mol Biol Evol.2011;28(7):1957-1962.

Rapid identification of Aspergillus fumigatus within the section Fumigati.
Serrano R,Gusmao L,Amorim A,Araujo R,
BMC Microbiol.2011;11():82-.

Gains, losses and changes of function after gene duplication: study of the metallothionein family.
Moleirinho A,Carneiro J,Matthiesen R,Silva RM,Amorim A,Azevedo L,
PLoS One.2011;6(4):e18487-.

Discussion on common data analysis strategies used in MS-based proteomics.
Matthiesen R,Azevedo L,Amorim A,Carvalho AS,
Proteomics.2011;11(4):604-619.

International distribution and age estimation of the Portuguese BRCA2 c.156_157insAlu founder mutation.
Peixoto A,Santos C ,Pinheiro M,Pinto P,Soares MJ,Rocha P,Gusmao L,Amorim A,van der HA,Gerdes AM,Thomassen M,Kruse TA,Cruger D,Sunde L,Bignon YJ,Uhrhammer N,Cornil L,Rouleau E,Lidereau R,Yannoukakos D,Pertesi M,Narod S,Royer R,Costa MM,Lazaro C,Feliubadalo L,Grana B,Blanco I,de la HM,Caldes T,Maillet P,ais-Pont G,Pardo B,Laitman Y,Friedman E,Velasco EA,Duran M,Miramar MD,Valle AR,Calvo MT,Vega A,Blanco A,Diez O,Gutierrez-Enriquez S,Balmana J,Cajal T,Alonso C,Baiget M,Foulkes W,Tischkowitz M,Kyle R,Sabbaghian N,shton-Prolla P,Ewald IP,Rajkumar T,Mota-Vieira L,Giannini G,Gulino A,Achatz MI,Carraro DM,de Paillerets BB,Remenieras A,Benson C,Casadei S,King MC,Teugels E,Teixeira MR,
Breast Cancer Res Treat.2011;127(3):671-679.

Transcriptional profiling of azole-resistant Candida parapsilosis strains.
Silva AP,Miranda IM,Guida A,Synnott J,Rocha R,Silva R,Amorim A,Pina-Vaz C,Butler G,Rodrigues AG,
Antimicrob Agents Chemother.2011;55(7):3546-3556.

Study of 25 X-chromosome SNPs in the Portuguese.
Pereira V,Tomas C,Amorim A,Morling N,Gusmao L,Prata MJ,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2011;5(4):336-338.

Likelihood ratios in kinship analysis: contrasting kinship classes, not genealogies.
Pinto N,Gusmao L,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2010;4(3):218-219.

High prevalence of the GSTM3*A/B polymorphism in sub-Sarahan African populations.
Teixeira D,Vargens D,Principe A,Oliveira E,Amorim A,Prata MJ,Suarez-Kurtz G,
Braz J Med Biol Res.2010;43(7):677-680.

Genetic profiling of the Azores Islands (Portugal): data from 10 X-chromosome STRs.
Silva F,Pereira R,Gusmao L,Santos C,Amorim A,Prata MJ,Bettencourt C,Lourenco P,Lima M,
Am J Hum Biol.2010;22(2):221-223.

The human RPS4 paralogue on Yq11.223 encodes a structurally conserved ribosomal protein and is preferentially expressed during spermatogenesis.
Lopes AM,Miguel RN,Sargent CA,Ellis PJ,Amorim A,Affara NA,
BMC Mol Biol.2010;11():33-.

Transcriptional changes in response to X chromosome dosage in the mouse: implications for X inactivation and the molecular basis of Turner Syndrome.
Lopes AM,Burgoyne PS,Ojarikre A,Bauer J,Sargent CA,Amorim A,Affara NA,
BMC Genomics.2010;11():82-.

Genetic profiles and sex identification of found-dead wolves determined by the use of an 11-loci PCR multiplex.
van Asch B,Alves C,Santos L,Pinheiro R,Pereira F,Gusmao L,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2010;4(2):68-72.

VKORC1 polymorphisms in Brazilians: comparison with the Portuguese and Portuguese-speaking Africans and pharmacogenetic implications.
Suarez-Kurtz G,Amorim A,Damasceno A,Hutz MH,de Moraes MO,Ojopi EB,Pena SD,Perini JA,Prata MJ,Ribeiro-dos-Santos A,Romano-Silva MA,Teixeira D,Struchiner CJ,
Pharmacogenomics.2010;11(9):1257-1267.

Analysis of malaria associated genetic traits in Cabo Verde, a melting pot of European and sub Saharan settlers.
Alves J ,Machado P,Silva J,Goncalves N,Ribeiro L,Faustino P,do R,Manco L,Gusmao L,Amorim A,Arez AP,
Blood Cells Mol Dis.2010;44(1):62-68.

General derivation of the sets of pedigrees with the same kinship coefficients.
Pinto N,Silva PV,Amorim A,
Hum Hered.2010;70(3):194-204.

Virtual expert mass spectrometrist: iTRAQ tool for database-dependent search, quantitation and result storage.
Rodriguez-Suarez E,Gubb E,Alzueta IF,Falcon-Perez JM,Amorim A,Elortza F,Matthiesen R,
Proteomics.2010;10(8):1545-1556.

Nilotes from Karamoja, Uganda: haplotype data defined by 17 Y-chromosome STRs.
Gomes V,Alves C,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Sanchez-Diz P,Gusmao L,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2010;4(4):e83-e86.

Malaria: looking for selection signatures in the human PKLR gene region.
Machado P,Pereira R,Rocha AM,Manco L,Fernandes N,Miranda J,Ribeiro L,do R,Amorim A,Gusmao L,Arez AP,
Br J Haematol.2010;149(5):775-784.

Proteomics facing the combinatorial problem.
Matthiesen R,Amorim A,
Methods Mol Biol.2010;593():175-186.

Genetic diversity of Aspergillus fumigatus in indoor hospital environments.
Araujo R,Amorim A,Gusmao L,
Med Mycol.2010;48(6):832-838.

Identification of novel L2HGDH gene mutations and update of the pathological spectrum.
Vilarinho L,Tafulo S,Sibilio M,Kok F,Fontana F,Diogo L,Venancio M,Ferreira M,Nogueira C,Valongo C,Parenti G,Amorim A,Azevedo L,
J Hum Genet.2010;55(1):55-58.

Assessing individual interethnic admixture and population substructure using a 48-insertion-deletion (INSEL) ancestry-informative marker (AIM) panel.
Santos NP,Ribeiro-Rodrigues EM,Ribeiro-Dos-Santos AK,Pereira R,Gusmao L,Amorim A,Guerreiro JF,Zago MA,Matte C,Hutz MH,Santos SE,
Hum Mutat.2010;31(2):184-190.

A framework for the development of STR genotyping in domestic animal species: characterization and population study of 12 canine X-chromosome loci.
van Asch B,Pinheiro R,Pereira R,Alves C,Pereira V,Pereira F,Gusmao L,Amorim A,
Electrophoresis.2010;31(2):303-308.

A genetic historical sketch of European Gypsies: The perspective from autosomal markers.
Gusmao A,Valente C,Gomes V,Alves C,Amorim A,Prata MJ,Gusmao L,
Am J Phys Anthropol.2010;141(4):507-514.

Phylogeographic analysis of paternal lineages in NE Portuguese Jewish communities.
Nogueiro I,Manco L,Gomes V,Amorim A,Gusmao L,
Am J Phys Anthropol.2010;141(3):373-381.

Genetic characterization of uniparental lineages in populations from Southwest Iberia with past malaria endemicity.
Pereira V,Gomes V,Amorim A,Gusmao L,Joao PM,
Am J Hum Biol.2010;22(5):588-595.

Comparative analyses of the Conserved Oligomeric Golgi (COG) complex in vertebrates.
Quental R,Azevedo L,Matthiesen R,Amorim A,
BMC Evol Biol.2010;10():212-.

Incidence of maple syrup urine disease in Portugal.
Quental S,Vilarinho L,Martins E,Teles EL,Rodrigues E,Diogo L,Garcia P,Eusebio F,Gaspar A,Sequeira S,Amorim A,Prata MJ,
Mol Genet Metab.2010;100(4):385-387.

Evolutionary history and functional diversification of phosphomannomutase genes.
Quental R,Moleirinho A,Azevedo L,Amorim A,
J Mol Evol.2010;71(2):119-127.

Digging deeper into East African human Y chromosome lineages.
Gomes V,Sanchez-Diz P,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Gusmao L,
Hum Genet.2010;127(5):603-613.

Identification of species by multiplex analysis of variable-length sequences.
Pereira F,Carneiro J,Matthiesen R,van AB,Pinto N,Gusmao L,Amorim A,
Nucleic Acids Res.2010;38(22):e203-.

The c.156_157insAlu BRCA2 rearrangement accounts for more than one-fourth of deleterious BRCA mutations in northern/central Portugal.
Peixoto A,Santos C ,Rocha P,Pinheiro M,Principe S,Pereira D,Rodrigues H,Castro F,Abreu J,Gusmao L,Amorim A,Teixeira MR,
Breast Cancer Res Treat.2009;114(1):31-38.

An INDEL polymorphism at the X-STR GATA172D05 flanking region.
Rodrigues EM,dos Santos NP,dos Santos AK,Marinho AN,Zago MA,Gomes I,Amorim A,Gusmao L,dos Santos SE,
Int J Legal Med.2009;123(1):89-94.

Ancestral origin of the ATTCT repeat expansion in spinocerebellar ataxia type 10 (SCA10).
Almeida T,Alonso I,Martins S,Ramos EM,Azevedo L,Ohno K,Amorim A,Saraiva-Pereira ML,Jardim LB,Matsuura T,Sequeiros J,Silveira I,
PLoS One.2009;4(2):e4553-.

Analysis of TPI gene promoter variation in three sub-Saharan Africa population samples.
Manco L,Machado P,Lopes D,Nogueira F,do R,Alonso PL,Varandas L,Trovoada MJ,Amorim A,Arez AP,
Am J Hum Biol.2009;21(1):118-120.

Simple and highly discriminatory microsatellite-based multiplex PCR for Aspergillus fumigatus strain typing.
Araujo R,Pina-Vaz C,Rodrigues AG,Amorim A,Gusmao L,
Clin Microbiol Infect.2009;15(3):260-266.

X-chromosome STR sequence variation, repeat structure, and nomenclature in humans and chimpanzees.
Gomes I,Prinz M,Pereira R,Bieschke E,Mayr WR,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Gusmao L,
Int J Legal Med.2009;123(2):143-149.

A GEP-ISFG collaborative study on the optimization of an X-STR decaplex: data on 15 Iberian and Latin American populations.
Gusmao L,Sanchez-Diz P,Alves C,Gomes I,Zarrabeitia MT,Abovich M,Atmetlla I,Bobillo C,Bravo L,Builes J,Caine L,Calvo R,Carvalho E,Carvalho M,Cicarelli R,Catelli L,Corach D,Espinoza M,Garcia O,Malaghini M,Martins J,Pinheiro F,Joao PM,Raimondi E,Riancho JA,Rodriguez A,Rodriguez A,Rodriguez CB,Schneider V,Silva S,Tavares C,Toscanini U,Vullo C,Whittle M,Yurrebaso I,Carracedo A,Amorim A,
Int J Legal Med.2009;123(3):227-234.

Population data defined by 15 autosomal STR loci in Karamoja population (Uganda) using AmpF/STR Identifiler kit.
Gomes V,Sanchez-Diz P,Alves C,Gomes I,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Gusmao L,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2009;3(2):e55-e58.

Revisiting MSUD in Portuguese Gypsies: evidence for a founder mutation and for a mutational hotspot within the BCKDHA gene.
Quental S,Gusmao A,Rodriguez-Pombo P,Ugarte M,Vilarinho L,Amorim A,Prata MJ,
Ann Hum Genet.2009;73(Pt 3):298-303.

A new autosomal STR nineplex for canine identification and parentage testing.
van Asch B,Alves C,Gusmao L,Pereira V,Pereira F,Amorim A,
Electrophoresis.2009;30(2):417-423.

Assessing interethnic admixture using an X-linked insertion-deletion multiplex.
Ribeiro-Rodrigues EM,dos Santos NP,dos Santos AK,Pereira R,Amorim A,Gusmao L,Zago MA,dos Santos SE,
Am J Hum Biol.2009;21(5):707-709.

Tracing the history of goat pastoralism: new clues from mitochondrial and Y chromosome DNA in North Africa.
Pereira F,Queiros S,Gusmao L,Nijman IJ,Cuppen E,Lenstra JA,Davis SJ,Nejmeddine F,Amorim A,
Mol Biol Evol.2009;26(12):2765-2773.

Patterns of pharmacogenetic diversity in African populations: role of ancient and recent history.
Oliveira E,Pereira R,Amorim A,McLeod H,Prata MJ,
Pharmacogenomics.2009;10(9):1413-1422.

Demographic history of Canary Islands male gene-pool: replacement of native lineages by European.
Fregel R,Gomes V,Gusmao L,Gonzalez AM,Cabrera VM,Amorim A,Larruga JM,
BMC Evol Biol.2009;9():181-.

The Karimojong from Uganda: genetic characterization using an X-STR decaplex system.
Gomes I,Pereira V,Gomes V,Prata MJ,Pinto N,Carracedo A,Amorim A,Gusmao L,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2009;3(4):e127-e128.

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: rapid molecular detection with MTBDRplus assay in clinical samples.
Macedo R,Amorim A,Pereira E,
Rev Port Pneumol.2009;15(3):353-365.

Forensic analysis of dog (Canis lupus familiaris) mitochondrial DNA sequences: an inter-laboratory study of the GEP-ISFG working group.
van Asch B,Albarran C,Alonso A,Angulo R,Alves C,Betancor E,Catanesi CI,Corach D,Crespillo M,Doutremepuich C,Estonba A,Fernandes AT,Fernandez E,Garcia AM,Garcia MA,Gilardi P,Goncalves R,Hernandez A,Lima G,Nascimento E,de Pancorbo MM,Parra D,Pinheiro MF,Prat E,Puente J,Ramirez JL,Rendo F,Rey I,Di RF,Rodriguez A,Sala A,Salla J,Sanchez JJ,Sola D,Silva S,Pestano Brito JJ,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2009;4(1):49-54.

A new multiplex for human identification using insertion/deletion polymorphisms.
Pereira R,Phillips C,Alves C,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Gusmao L,
Electrophoresis.2009;30(21):3682-3690.

Epistatic interactions modulate the evolution of mammalian mitochondrial respiratory complex components.
Azevedo L,Carneiro J,van Asch B,Moleirinho A,Pereira F,Amorim A,
BMC Genomics.2009;10():266-.

Post-last glacial maximum expansion from Iberia to North Africa revealed by fine characterization of mtDNA H haplogroup in Tunisia.
Cherni L,Fernandes V,Pereira JB,Costa MD,Goios A,Frigi S,Yacoubi-Loueslati B,Amor MB,Slama A,Amorim A,El Gaaied AB,Pereira L,
Am J Phys Anthropol.2009;139(2):253-260.

An assessment of the clonality of the components of canine mixed mammary tumours by mitochondrial DNA analysis.
Bertagnolli AC,Soares P,van Asch B,Amorim A,Cirnes L,Maximo V,Cassali GD,
Vet J.2009;182(2):269-274.

Moors and Saracens in Europe: estimating the medieval North African male legacy in southern Europe.
Capelli C,Onofri V,Brisighelli F,Boschi I,Scarnicci F,Masullo M,Ferri G,Tofanelli S,Tagliabracci A,Gusmao L,Amorim A,Gatto F,Kirin M,Merlitti D,Brion M,Verea AB,Romano V,Cali F,Pascali V,
Eur J Hum Genet.2009;17(6):848-852.

Polymorphisms in one-carbon metabolism pathway genes and risk for bladder cancer in a Tunisian population.
Rouissi K,Ouerhani S,Oliveira E,Marrakchi R,Cherni L,Ben OF,Ben Slama MR,Sfaxi M,Ayed M,Chebil M,Amorim A,Prata MJ,Benammar EA,
Cancer Genet Cytogenet.2009;195(1):43-53.

Evaluation of DXS9902, DXS7132, DXS6809, DXS7133, and DXS7423 in humans and chimpanzees: sequence variation, repeat structure, and nomenclature.
Gomes I,Pereira R,Mayr WR,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Gusmao L,
Int J Legal Med.2009;123(5):403-412.

Revealing the history of sheep domestication using retrovirus integrations.
Chessa B,Pereira F,Arnaud F,Amorim A,Goyache F,Mainland I,Kao RR,Pemberton JM,Beraldi D,Stear MJ,Alberti A,Pittau M,Iannuzzi L,Banabazi MH,Kazwala RR,Zhang YP,Arranz JJ,Ali BA,Wang Z,Uzun M,Dione MM,Olsaker I,Holm LE,Saarma U,Ahmad S,Marzanov N,Eythorsdottir E,Holland MJ,jmone-Marsan P,Bruford MW,Kantanen J,Spencer TE,Palmarini M,
Science.2009;324(5926):532-536.

Population and segregation data on 17 Y-STRs: results of a GEP-ISFG collaborative study.
Sanchez-Diz P,Alves C,Carvalho E,Carvalho M,Espinheira R,Garcia O,Pinheiro MF,Pontes L,Porto MJ,Santapa O,Silva C,Sumita D,Valente S,Whittle M,Yurrebaso I,Carracedo A,Amorim A,Gusmao L,
Int J Legal Med.2008;122(6):529-533.

A multiplex primer extension assay for the rapid identification of paternal lineages in domestic goat (Capra hircus): Laying the foundations for a detailed caprine Y chromosome phylogeny.
Pereira F,Carneiro J,Soares P,Maciel S,Nejmeddine F,Lenstra JA,Gusmao L,Amorim A,
Mol Phylogenet Evol.2008;49(2):663-668.

A perspective on the history of the Iberian gypsies provided by phylogeographic analysis of Y-chromosome lineages.
Gusmao A,Gusmao L,Gomes V,Alves C,Calafell F,Amorim A,Prata MJ,
Ann Hum Genet.2008;72(Pt 2):215-227.

Molecular and structural analyses of maple syrup urine disease and identification of a founder mutation in a Portuguese Gypsy community.
Quental S,edo-Ribeiro S,Matos R,Vilarinho L,Martins E,Teles EL,Rodrigues E,Diogo L,Garcia P,Eusebio F,Gaspar A,Sequeira S,Furtado F,Lanca I,Amorim A,Prata MJ,
Mol Genet Metab.2008;94(2):148-156.

Counting the founders: the matrilineal genetic ancestry of the Jewish Diaspora.
Behar DM,Metspalu E,Kivisild T,Rosset S,Tzur S,Hadid Y,Yudkovsky G,Rosengarten D,Pereira L,Amorim A,Kutuev I,Gurwitz D,Bonne-Tamir B,Villems R,Skorecki K,
PLoS One.2008;3(4):e2062-.

Comment on 'An association between the kinship and fertility of human couples'.
Labouriau R,Amorim A,
Science.2008;322(5908):1634-.

Human fertility increases with marital radius.
Labouriau R,Amorim A,
Genetics.2008;178(1):601-603.

Cis-acting factors promoting the CAG intergenerational instability in Machado-Joseph disease.
Martins S,Coutinho P,Silveira I,Giunti P,Jardim LB,Calafell F,Sequeiros J,Amorim A,
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet.2008;147B(4):439-446.

A cautionary note on the evaluation of genetic evidence from uniparentally transmitted markers.
Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2008;2(4):376-378.

Y chromosome microsatellite genetic variation in two Native American populations from Argentina: population stratification and mutation data.
Toscanini U,Gusmao L,Berardi G,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Salas A,Raimondi E,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2008;2(4):274-280.

Evidence for variable selective pressures at a large secondary structure of the human mitochondrial DNA control region.
Pereira F,Soares P,Carneiro J,Pereira L,Richards MB,Samuels DC,Amorim A,
Mol Biol Evol.2008;25(12):2759-2770.

Specificity of mtDNA-directed PCR-influence of NUclear MTDNA insertion (NUMT) contamination in routine samples and techniques.
Goios A,Prieto L,Amorim A,Pereira L,
Int J Legal Med.2008;122(4):341-345.

Identification of mouse inbred strains through mitochondrial DNA single-nucleotide extension.
Goios A,Gusmao L,Rocha AM,Fonseca A,Pereira L,Bogue M,Amorim A,
Electrophoresis.2008;29(23):4795-4802.

Genetic profile characterization and segregation analysis of 10 X-STRs in a sample from Santander, Colombia.
Pico A,Castillo A,Vargas C,Amorim A,Gusmao L,
Int J Legal Med.2008;122(4):347-351.

Substructure of a Tunisian Berber population as inferred from 15 autosomal short tandem repeat loci.
Khodjet-el-Khil H,Fadhlaoui-Zid K,Gusmao L,Alves C,ammar-Elgaaied A,Amorim A,
Hum Biol.2008;80(4):435-448.

Pharmacogenetically relevant polymorphisms in Portugal.
Oliveira E,Marsh S,van Booven DJ,Amorim A,Prata MJ,McLeod HL,
Pharmacogenomics.2007;8(7):703-712.

Characterizing partial AZFc deletions of the Y chromosome with amplicon-specific sequence markers.
Navarro-Costa P,Pereira L,Alves C,Gusmao L,Proenca C,Marques-Vidal P,Rocha T,Correia SC,Jorge S,Neves A,Soares AP,Nunes J,Calhaz-Jorge C,Amorim A,Plancha CE,Goncalves J,
BMC Genomics.2007;8():342-.

Testing for genetic structure in different urban Argentinian populations.
Toscanini U,Gusmao L,Berardi G,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Salas A,Raimondi E,
Forensic Sci Int.2007;165(1):35-40.

Analysis of 10 X-STRs in three African populations.
Gomes I,Alves C,Maxzud K,Pereira R,Prata MJ,Sanchez-Diz P,Carracedo A,Amorim A,Gusmao L,
Forensic Sci Int Genet.2007;1(2):208-211.

Asian origin for the worldwide-spread mutational event in Machado-Joseph disease.
Martins S,Calafell F,Gaspar C,Wong VC,Silveira I,Nicholson GA,Brunt ER,Tranebjaerg L,Stevanin G,Hsieh M,Soong BW,Loureiro L,Durr A,Tsuji S,Watanabe M,Jardim LB,Giunti P,Riess O,Ranum LP,Brice A,Rouleau GA,Coutinho P,Amorim A,Sequeiros J,
Arch Neurol.2007;64(10):1502-1508.

Sub-Saharan Africa descendents in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil): population and mutational data for 12 Y-STR loci.
Domingues PM,Gusmao L,da Silva DA,Amorim A,Pereira RW,de Carvalho EF,
Int J Legal Med.2007;121(3):238-241.

Congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ia: searching for the origin of common mutations in PMM2.
Quelhas D,Quental R,Vilarinho L,Amorim A,Azevedo L,
Ann Hum Genet.2007;71(Pt 3):348-353.

Do the distribution patterns of polymorphisms at the thiopurine S-methyltransferase locus in sub-Saharan populations need revision? Hints from Cabinda and Mozambique.
Oliveira E,Quental S,Alves S,Amorim A,Prata MJ,
Eur J Clin Pharmacol.2007;63(7):703-706.

mtDNA phylogeny and evolution of laboratory mouse strains.
Goios A,Pereira L,Bogue M,Macaulay V,Amorim A,
Genome Res.2007;17(3):293-298.

Genetic analysis of three US population groups using an X-chromosomal STR decaplex.
Gomes I,Prinz M,Pereira R,Meyers C,Mikulasovich RS,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Gusmao L,
Int J Legal Med.2007;121(3):198-203.

Population data for Y-chromosome haplotypes defined by 17 STRs (AmpFlSTR YFiler) in Portugal.
Alves C,Gomes V,Prata MJ,Amorim A,Gusmao L,
Forensic Sci Int.2007;171(2-3):250-255.

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and methionine synthase polymorphisms and risk of bladder cancer in a Tunisian population.
Ouerhani S,Oliveira E,Marrakchi R,Ben Slama MR,Sfaxi M,Ayed M,Chebil M,Amorim A,El Gaaied AB,Prata MJ,
Cancer Genet Cytogenet.2007;176(1):48-53.

In vitro demonstration of intra-locus compensation using the ornithine transcarbamylase protein as model.
Suriano G,Azevedo L,Novais M,Boscolo B,Seruca R,Amorim A,Ghibaudi EM,
Hum Mol Genet.2007;16(18):2209-2214.

Y chromosome STR haplotypes in the Caribbean city of Cartagena (Colombia).
Builes JJ,Martinez B,Gomez A,Caraballo L,Espinal C,Aguirre D,Montoya A,Moreno M,Amorim A,Gusmao L,Bravo ML,
Forensic Sci Int.2007;167(1):62-69.

Genetic diversity of 10 X chromosome STRs in northern Portugal.
Pereira R,Gomes I,Amorim A,Gusmao L,
Int J Legal Med.2007;121(3):192-197.

Micro-phylogeographic and demographic history of Portuguese male lineages.
Beleza S,Gusmao L,Lopes A,Alves C,Gomes I,Giouzeli M,Calafell F,Carracedo A,Amorim A,
Ann Hum Genet.2006;70(Pt 2):181-194.

Familial dilated cardiomyopathy with troponin T K210del mutation.
Martins E,Silva-Cardoso J,Alves C,Pereira H,Soares B,Damasceno A,breu-Lima C,Amorim A,Rocha-Goncalves F,
Rev Port Cardiol.2006;25(3):295-300.

Y-STR haplotype diversity in distinct linguistic groups from East Timor.
Souto L,Gusmao L,Amorim A,Corte-Real F,Vieira DN,
Am J Hum Biol.2006;18(5):691-701.

RepeatAround: a software tool for finding and visualizing repeats in circular genomes and its application to a human mtDNA database.
Goios A,Meirinhos J,Rocha R,Lopes R,Amorim A,Pereira L,
Mitochondrion.2006;6(4):218-224.

Analysis of STR loci in Cartagena, a Caribbean city of Colombia.
Martinez B,Caraballo L,Baron F,Gusmao L,Amorim A,Carracedo A,
Forensic Sci Int.2006;160(2-3):221-223.

Mutational spectrum and linkage disequilibrium patterns at the ornithine transcarbamylase gene (OTC).
Azevedo L,Soares PA,Quental R,Vilarinho L,Teles EL,Martins E,Diogo L,Garcia P,Cenni B,Wermuth B,Amorim A,
Ann Hum Genet.2006;70(Pt 6):797-801.

Epistatic interactions: how strong in disease and evolution?.
Azevedo L,Suriano G,van Asch B,Harding RM,Amorim A,
Trends Genet.2006;22(11):581-585.

Y-chromosome genetic variation in Rio de Janeiro population.
Silva DA,Carvalho E,Costa G,Tavares L,Amorim A,Gusmao L,
Am J Hum Biol.2006;18(6):829-837.

Data for Y-chromosome haplotypes defined by 17 STRs (AmpFLSTR Yfiler) in two Tunisian Berber communities.
Frigi S,Pereira F,Pereira L,Yacoubi B,Gusmao L,Alves C,Khodjet el KH,Cherni L,Amorim A,El GA,
Forensic Sci Int.2006;160(1):80-83.

Islands inside an island: reproductive isolates on Jerba island.
Loueslati BY,Cherni L,Khodjet-Elkhil H,Ennafaa H,Pereira L,Amorim A,Ben AF,Ben Ammar EA,
Am J Hum Biol.2006;18(1):149-153.

Inactivation status of PCDH11X: sexual dimorphisms in gene expression levels in brain.
Lopes AM,Ross N,Close J,Dagnall A,Amorim A,Crow TJ,
Hum Genet.2006;119(3):267-275.

The matrilineal ancestry of Ashkenazi Jewry: portrait of a recent founder event.
Behar DM,Metspalu E,Kivisild T,Achilli A,Hadid Y,Tzur S,Pereira L,Amorim A,Quintana-Murci L,Majamaa K,Herrnstadt C,Howell N,Balanovsky O,Kutuev I,Pshenichnov A,Gurwitz D,Bonne-Tamir B,Torroni A,Villems R,Skorecki K,
Am J Hum Genet.2006;78(3):487-497.

Usefulness of microchip electrophoresis for the analysis of mitochondrial DNA in forensic and ancient DNA studies.
Alonso A,Albarran C,Martin P,Garcia P,Capilla J,Garcia O,de la RC,Izaguirre N,Pereira F,Pereira L,Amorim A,Sancho M,
Electrophoresis.2006;27(24):5101-5109.

A multistep mutation mechanism drives the evolution of the CAG repeat at MJD/SCA3 locus.
Martins S,Calafell F,Wong VC,Sequeiros J,Amorim A,
Eur J Hum Genet.2006;14(8):932-940.

Genetic signatures of a Mediterranean influence in Iberian Peninsula sheep husbandry.
Pereira F,Davis SJ,Pereira L,McEvoy B,Bradley DG,Amorim A,
Mol Biol Evol.2006;23(7):1420-1426.

Evaluating the forensic informativeness of mtDNA haplogroup H sub-typing on a Eurasian scale.
Pereira L,Richards M,Goios A,Alonso A,Albarran C,Garcia O,Behar DM,Golge M,Hatina J,Al-Gazali L,Bradley DG,Macaulay V,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int.2006;159(1):43-50.

Y-chromosome STRs in an Antioquian (Colombia) population sample.
Builes JJ,Bravo ML,Gomez C,Espinal C,Aguirre D,Gomez A,Rodriguez J,Castaneda P,Montoya A,Moreno M,Amorim A,Gusmao L,
Forensic Sci Int.2006;164(1):79-86.

Peopling of the Azores Islands (Portugal): data from the Y chromosome.
Fernando O,Mota P,Lima M,Silva C,Montiel R,Amorim A,Prata MJ,
Hum Biol.2005;77(2):189-199.

Autosomic STR population data in two Caribbean samples from Colombia.
Martinez B,Caraballo L,Gusmao L,Amorim A,Carracedo A,
Forensic Sci Int.2005;152(1):79-81.

The MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms and susceptibility to childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Portugal.
Oliveira E,Alves S,Quental S,Ferreira F,Norton L,Costa V,Amorim A,Prata MJ,
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol.2005;27(8):425-429.

Female gene pools of Berber and Arab neighboring communities in central Tunisia: microstructure of mtDNA variation in North Africa.
Cherni L,Loueslati BY,Pereira L,Ennafaa H,Amorim A,El Gaaied AB,
Hum Biol.2005;77(1):61-70.

The mtDNA catalogue of all Portuguese autochthonous goat (Capra hircus) breeds: high diversity of female lineages at the western fringe of European distribution.
Pereira F,Pereira L,van Asch B,Bradley DG,Amorim A,
Mol Ecol.2005;14(8):2313-2318.

STR allelic frequencies for an African population sample (Equatorial Guinea) using AmpFlSTR Identifiler and Powerplex 16 kits.
Alves C,Gusmao L,Lopez-Parra AM,Soledad MM,Amorim A,rroyo-Pardo E,
Forensic Sci Int.2005;148(2-3):239-242.

Genetic variability of 16 Y-chromosome STRs in a sample from Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa).
Arroyo-Pardo E,Gusmao L,Lopez-Parra AM,Baeza C,Mesa MS,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int.2005;149(1):109-113.

Pros and cons in the use of SNPs in forensic kinship investigation: a comparative analysis with STRs.
Amorim A,Pereira L,
Forensic Sci Int.2005;150(1):17-21.

mtDNA single macrodeletions associated with myopathies: absence of haplogroup-related increased risk.
Goios A,Nogueira C,Pereira C,Vilarinho L,Amorim A,Pereira L,
J Inherit Metab Dis.2005;28(5):769-778.

High-resolution mtDNA evidence for the late-glacial resettlement of Europe from an Iberian refugium.
Pereira L,Richards M,Goios A,Alonso A,Albarran C,Garcia O,Behar DM,Golge M,Hatina J,Al-Gazali L,Bradley DG,Macaulay V,Amorim A,
Genome Res.2005;15(1):19-24.

Novel L2HGDH mutations in 21 patients with L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria of Portuguese origin.
Vilarinho L,Cardoso ML,Gaspar P,Barbot C,Azevedo L,Diogo L,Santos M,Carrilho I,Fineza I,Kok F,Chorao R,Alegria P,Martins E,Teixeira J,Cabral FH,Verhoeven NM,Salomons GS,Santorelli FM,Cabral P,Amorim A,Jakobs C,
Hum Mutat.2005;26(4):395-396.

The genetic legacy of western Bantu migrations.
Beleza S,Gusmao L,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Salas A,
Hum Genet.2005;117(4):366-375.

African female heritage in Iberia: a reassessment of mtDNA lineage distribution in present times.
Pereira L,Cunha C,Alves C,Amorim A,
Hum Biol.2005;77(2):213-229.

Y-chromosomal STR haplotypes in three ethnic groups and one cosmopolitan population from Tunisia.
Cherni L,Pereira L,Goios A,Loueslati BY,Khodjet el KH,Gomes I,Gusmao L,Alves C,Slama A,Amorim A,Elgaaied AB,
Forensic Sci Int.2005;152(1):95-99.

Population and mutation analysis of 17 Y-STR loci from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
de Souza Goes AC,de Carvalho EF,Gomes I,da Silva DA,Gil EH,Amorim A,Gusmao L,
Int J Legal Med.2005;119(2):70-76.

Human mtDNA haplogroups and reduced male fertility: real association or hidden population substructuring.
Pereira L,Goncalves J,Goios A,Rocha T,Amorim A,
Int J Androl.2005;28(4):241-247.

MtDNA diversity among four Portuguese autochthonous dog breeds: a fine-scale characterisation.
van Asch B,Pereira L,Pereira F,Santa-Rita P,Lima M,Amorim A,
BMC Genet.2005;6():37-.

New microsatellite multiplex PCR for Candida albicans strain typing reveals microevolutionary changes.
Sampaio P,Gusmao L,Correia A,Alves C,Rodrigues AG,Pina-Vaz C,Amorim A,Pais C,
J Clin Microbiol.2005;43(8):3869-3876.

Mutation rates at Y chromosome specific microsatellites.
Gusmao L,Sanchez-Diz P,Calafell F,Martin P,Alonso CA,varez-Fernandez F,Alves C,Borjas-Fajardo L,Bozzo WR,Bravo ML,Builes JJ,Capilla J,Carvalho M,Castillo C,Catanesi CI,Corach D,Di Lonardo AM,Espinheira R,Fagundes de CE,Farfan MJ,Figueiredo HP,Gomes I,Lojo MM,Marino M,Pinheiro MF,Pontes ML,Prieto V,Ramos-Luis E,Riancho JA,Souza Goes AC,Santapa OA,Sumita DR,Vallejo G,Vidal RL,Vide MC,Vieira da Silva CI,Whittle MR,Zabala W,Zarrabeitia MT,Alonso A,Carracedo A,Amorim A,
Hum Mutat.2005;26(6):520-528.

17 STR data (AmpF/STR Identifiler and Powerplex 16 System) from Cabinda (Angola).
Beleza S,Alves C,Reis F,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Gusmao L,
Forensic Sci Int.2004;141(2-3):193-196.

Tracing the origin of the most common thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) variants: preliminary data from the patterns of haplotypic association with two CA repeats.
Alves S,Rocha J,Amorim A,Prata MJ,
Ann Hum Genet.2004;68(Pt 4):313-323.

Evidence for mutational cis-acting factors affecting mutagenesis in the ornithine transcarbamylase gene.
Azevedo L,Climent C,Vilarinho L,Calafell F,Amorim A,
Hum Mutat.2004;24(3):273-.

Predicting sampling saturation of mtDNA haplotypes: an application to an enlarged Portuguese database.
Pereira L,Cunha C,Amorim A,
Int J Legal Med.2004;118(3):132-136.

Population data for 16 Y-chromosome STRs in four populations from Pyrenees (Spain).
Lopez AM,Alvarez S,Gusmao L,Alves C,Mesa MS,Albentosa A,Arribas G,Lopez R,Barrio PA,Amorim A,rroyo-Pardo E,
Forensic Sci Int.2004;140(1):125-129.

Microsatellite variation and evolutionary history of PCDHX/Y gene pair within the Xq21.3/Yp11.2 hominid-specific homology block.
Lopes AM,Calafell F,Amorim A,
Mol Biol Evol.2004;21(11):2092-2101.

Contribution for an African autosomic STR database (AmpF/STR Identifiler and Powerplex 16 System) and a report on genotypic variations.
Alves C,Gusmao L,Damasceno A,Soares B,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int.2004;139(2-3):201-205.

Standardisation of nomenclature for dog mtDNA D-loop: a prerequisite for launching a Canis familiaris database.
Pereira L,van Asch B,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int.2004;141(2-3):99-108.

Asian online Y-STR Haplotype Reference Database.
Lessig R,Willuweit S,Krawczak M,Wu FC,Pu CE,Kim W,Henke L,Henke J,Miranda J,Hidding M,Benecke M,Schmitt C,Magno M,Calacal G,Delfin FC,de Ungria MC,Elias S,Augustin C,Tun Z,Honda K,Kayser M,Gusmao L,Amorim A,Alves C,Hou Y,Keyser C,Ludes B,Klintschar M,Immel UD,Reichenpfader B,Zaharova B,Roewer L,
Leg Med (Tokyo).2003;5 Suppl 1():S160-S163.

Results of the GEP-ISFG collaborative study on two Y-STRs tetraplexes: GEPY I (DYS461, GATA C4, DYS437 and DYS438) and GEPY II (DYS460, GATA A10, GATA H4 and DYS439).
Sanchez-Diz P,Gusmao L,Beleza S,itez-Paez A,Castro A,Garcia O,Solla LP,Geada H,Martin P,Martinez-Jarreta B,de Fatima PM,Raimondi E,Silva de la Fuente SM,Vide MC,Whittle MR,Zarrabeitia MT,Carracedo A,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int.2003;135(2):158-162.

New polymorphic sites within ornithine transcarbamylase gene: population genetics studies and implications for diagnosis.
Azevedo L,Stolnaja L,Tietzeova E,Hrebicek M,Hruba E,Vilarinho L,Amorim A,Dvorakova L,
Mol Genet Metab.2003;78(2):152-157.

Highly polymorphic microsatellite for identification of Candida albicans strains.
Sampaio P,Gusmao L,Alves C,Pina-Vaz C,Amorim A,Pais C,
J Clin Microbiol.2003;41(2):552-557.

Results of the GEP-ISFG collaborative study on the Y chromosome STRs GATA A10, GATA C4, GATA H4, DYS437, DYS438, DYS439, DYS460 and DYS461: population data.
Gusmao L,Sanchez-Diz P,Alves C,Quintans B,Garcia-Poveda E,Geada H,Raimondi E,Silva de la Fuente SM,Vide MC,Whittle MR,Zarrabeitia MT,Carvalho M,Negreiros V,Prieto SL,Riancho JA,Campos-Sanchez R,Vieira-Silva C,Toscanini U,Amorim A,Carracedo A,
Forensic Sci Int.2003;135(2):150-157.

Bimodal allele frequency distribution at Y-STR loci DYS392 and DYS438: no evidence for a deviation from the stepwise mutation model.
Gusmao L,Krawczak M,Sanchez-Diz P,Alves C,Lopes A,Beleza S,Carracedo A,Amorim A,
Int J Legal Med.2003;117(5):287-290.

Mitochondrial portraits of the Madeira and Acores archipelagos witness different genetic pools of its settlers.
Brehm A,Pereira L,Kivisild T,Amorim A,
Hum Genet.2003;114(1):77-86.

Extending STR markers in Y chromosome haplotypes.
Beleza S,Alves C,Gonzalez-Neira A,Lareu M,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Gusmao L,
Int J Legal Med.2003;117(1):27-33.

Grouping of Y-STR haplotypes discloses European geographic clines.
Gusmao L,Sanchez-Diz P,Alves C,Beleza S,Lopes A,Carracedo A,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int.2003;134(2-3):172-179.

Spanish population data and forensic usefulness of a novel Y-STR set (DYS437, DYS438, DYS439, DYS460, DYS461, GATA A10, GATA C4, GATA H4).
Zarrabeitia MT,Riancho JA,Gusmao L,Lareu MV,Sanudo C,Amorim A,Carracedo A,
Int J Legal Med.2003;117(5):306-311.

Evaluating the informative power of Y-STRs: a comparative study using European and new African haplotype data.
Alves C,Gusmao L,Barbosa J,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int.2003;134(2-3):126-133.

A recent shift from polygyny to monogamy in humans is suggested by the analysis of worldwide Y-chromosome diversity.
Dupanloup I,Pereira L,Bertorelle G,Calafell F,Prata MJ,Amorim A,Barbujani G,
J Mol Evol.2003;57(1):85-97.

Chimpanzee homologous of human Y specific STRs. A comparative study and a proposal for nomenclature.
Gusmao L,Gonzalez-Neira A,Alves C,Lareu M,Costa S,Amorim A,Carracedo A,
Forensic Sci Int.2002;126(2):129-136.

Point mutations in the flanking regions of the Y-chromosome specific STRs DYS391, DYS437 and DYS438.
Gusmao L,Alves C,Costa S,Amorim A,Brion M,Gonzalez-Neira A,Sanchez-Diz P,Carracedo A,
Int J Legal Med.2002;116(6):322-326.

Forensic evaluation and population data on the new Y-STRs DYS434, DYS437, DYS438, DYS439 and GATA A10.
Gusmao L,Alves C,Beleza S,Amorim A,
Int J Legal Med.2002;116(3):139-147.

Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency: a novel splice site mutation in a family with meiotic recombination and a new useful SNP for diagnosis.
Azevedo L,Vilarinho L,Teles EL,Amorim A,
Mol Genet Metab.2002;76(1):68-70.

Mismatch distribution analysis of Y-STR haplotypes as a tool for the evaluation of identity-by-state proportions and significance of matches--the European picture.
Pereira L,Prata MJ,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int.2002;130(2-3):147-155.

Genetic diversity of Y-specific STRs in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).
Gusmao L,Gonzalez-Neira A,Alves C,Sanchez-Diz P,Dauber EM,Amorim A,Carracedo A,
Am J Primatol.2002;57(1):21-29.

Haplotype analysis and phylogeny of ornithine transcarbamylase polymorphisms.
Azevedo L,Calafell F,Vilarinho L,Amorim A,
Ann Hum Genet.2002;66(Pt 5-6):379-385.

Evolution of a VNTR located within the promoter region of the thiopurine methyltransferase gene: inferences from population and sequence data.
Alves S,Amorim A,Prata MJ,
Hum Genet.2002;111(2):172-178.

Genetic profile of the Madeira Archipelago population using the new PowerPlex16 System kit.
Fernandes AT,Brehm A,Alves C,Gusmao L,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int.2002;125(2-3):281-283.

Haplotype study of microsatellites flanking the t(15;17) breakpoint in acute promyelocytic leukemia patients from North Portugal.
Martins S,Trigo F,Azevedo L,Silva MJ,Guimaraes JE,Amorim A,
Leukemia.2002;16(7):1353-1357.

STR data from S. Tome e Principe (Gulf of Guinea, West Africa).
Gusmao L,Prata MJ,Miranda C,de Jesus TM,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int.2001;116(1):53-54.

Interleukin 1B and interleukin 1RN polymorphisms are associated with increased risk of gastric carcinoma.
Machado JC,Pharoah P,Sousa S,Carvalho R,Oliveira C,Figueiredo C,Amorim A,Seruca R,Caldas C,Carneiro F,Sobrinho-Simoes M,
Gastroenterology.2001;121(4):823-829.

STR data (CD4, CSF1PO, F13A01, FES/FPS, MBPB, TH01, TPOX) from North Portugal.
Alves C,Gusmao L,Pereira L,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int.2001;123(1):76-77.

MUC1 gene polymorphism in the gastric carcinogenesis pathway.
Silva F,Carvalho F,Peixoto A,Seixas M,Almeida R,Carneiro F,Mesquita P,Figueiredo C,Nogueira C,Swallow DM,Amorim A,David L,
Eur J Hum Genet.2001;9(7):548-552.

Prehistoric and historic traces in the mtDNA of Mozambique: insights into the Bantu expansions and the slave trade.
Pereira L,Macaulay V,Torroni A,Scozzari R,Prata MJ,Amorim A,
Ann Hum Genet.2001;65(Pt 5):439-458.

STR data (AmpFlSTR Profiler Plus and GenePrint CTTv) from Mozambique.
Alves C,Gusmao L,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int.2001;119(1):131-133.

STR data (AmpFlSTR profiler plus) from north Portugal.
Amorim A,Gusmao L,Alves C,
Forensic Sci Int.2001;115(1-2):119-121.

STR data for the AmpFlSTR profiler plus loci from Macau (China).
Gusmao L,Prata MJ,Sanchez-Diz P,Lareu MV,Carracedo A,Alves C,Martins N,Amorim A,
Forensic Sci Int.2001;123(1):74-75.

Influence of the variable number of tandem repeats located in the promoter region of the thiopurine methyltransferase gene on enzymatic activity.
Alves S,Amorim A,Ferreira F,Prata MJ,
Clin Pharmacol Ther.2001;70(2):165-174.

VWA STR genotyping: further inconsistencies between Perkin-Elmer and Promega kits.
Alves C,Amorim A,Gusmao L,Pereira L,
Int J Legal Med.2001;115(2):97-99.

Patterns of haplotype diversity within the serpin gene cluster at 14q32.1: insights into the natural history of the alpha1-antitrypsin polymorphism.
Seixas S,Garcia O,Trovoada MJ,Santos MT,Amorim A,Rocha J,
Hum Genet.2001;108(1):20-30.

Screening of thiopurine S-methyltransferase mutations by horizontal conformation-sensitive gel electrophoresis.
Alves S,Prata MJ,Ferreira F,Amorim A,
Hum Mutat.2000;15(3):246-253.

Allelic affinities between the F13A common gene products inferred by the analysis of an (AAAG)n STR polymorphism within the 5' untranslated region.
Prata MJ,Miranda C,Rocha J,Amorim A,
Hum Hered.2000;50(3):189-193.

Genetic diversity of nine STRs in two northwest Iberian populations: Galicia and northern Portugal.
Gusmao L,Sanchez-Diz P,Alves C,Lareu MV,Carracedo A,Amorim A,
Int J Legal Med.2000;114(1-2):109-113.

Variation in STR loci of the human myelin basic protein gene: north Portugal and Sao Tome e Principe.
Pereira L,Gusmao L,Prata MJ,Mota P,Trovoada MJ,Amorim A,
Hum Biol.2000;72(3):481-487.

Characterization of three new VNTR alleles in the promoter region of the TPMT gene.
Alves S,Ferreira F,Prata MJ,Amorim A,
Hum Mutat.2000;15(1):121-.

A novel alpha-1-antitrypsin r281del variant found in a population sample from the Basque country.
Seixas S,Garcia O,Amorim A,Rocha J,
Hum Mutat.2000;15(1):121-122.

Diversity of mtDNA lineages in Portugal: not a genetic edge of European variation.
Pereira L,Prata MJ,Amorim A,
Ann Hum Genet.2000;64(Pt 6):491-506.

Thiopurine methyltransferase pharmacogenetics: alternative molecular diagnosis and preliminary data from Northern Portugal.
Alves S,Prata MJ,Ferreira F,Amorim A,
Pharmacogenetics.1999;9(2):257-261.

Detection of additional structural variation at the FES/FPS system and population data from S. Tome e Principe and North Portugal.
Pereira L,Gusmao L,Prata MJ,Moto P,Trovoada MJ,Amorim A,
Int J Legal Med.1999;112(3):204-206.

MUC1 gene polymorphism does not explain the different incidence of gastric cancer in Portugal and Denmark.
Carvalho F,Peixoto A,Steffensen R,Amorim A,David L,Sobrinho-Simoes M,
Ann Hum Genet.1999;63(Pt 3):187-191.

Adenosine deaminase polymorphisms at the protein and DNA levels.
Santos F,Amorim A,Rocha J,Kompf J,
Hum Biol.1999;71(6):1009-1013.

Segregation analysis of tetra- and pentanucleotide short tandem repeat polymorphisms: deviation from Mendelian expectations.
Silva F,Gusmao L,Amorim A,
Electrophoresis.1999;20(8):1697-1701.

Analysis of FMR1 and flanking microsatellite markers in normal and fragile X chromosomes in Portugal: evidence for a 'protector' haplotype.
Peixoto A,dos Santos MR,Seruca R,Amorim A,Castedo S,
Eur J Hum Genet.1998;6(5):518-522.

MUC6 gene polymorphism in healthy individuals and in gastric cancer patients from northern Portugal.
Garcia E,Carvalho F,Amorim A,David L,
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev.1997;6(12):1071-1074.

Characterization of four short tandem repeat loci (THO1, VWA31/A, CD4, and TP53) in northern Portugal.
Gusmao L,Prata MJ,Amorim A,Silva F,Bessa I,
Hum Biol.1997;69(1):31-40.

MUC1 gene polymorphism and gastric cancer--an epidemiological study.
Carvalho F,Seruca R,David L,Amorim A,Seixas M,Bennett E,Clausen H,Sobrinho-Simoes M,
Glycoconj J.1997;14(1):107-111.

Analysis of the allelic diversity of a (CA)n repeat polymorphism among alpha 1-antitrypsin gene products from northern Portugal.
Rocha J,Pinto D,Santos MT,Amorim A,mil-Dias J,Cardoso-Rodrigues F,Aguiar A,
Hum Genet.1997;99(2):194-198.

Tetra- and pentanucleotide short tandem repeat instability in gastric cancer.
Silva F,Gusmao L,Alves C,Seruca R,David L,Amorim A,
Electrophoresis.1997;18(9):1633-1636.

Failed PCR amplifications of MBP-STR alleles due to polymorphism in the primer annealing region.
Gusmao L,Amorim A,Prata MJ,Pereira L,Lareu MV,Carracedo A,
Int J Legal Med.1996;108(6):313-315.

The STR system hTPO: population and segregation data.
Gusmao L,Prata MJ,Amorim A,
Int J Legal Med.1995;108(3):167-169.

Specific staining of glycine N-methyltransferase.
Santos F,Amorim A,Kompf J,
Electrophoresis.1995;16(10):1898-1899.

Distribution of ACP1, AK1 and ALAD polymorphisms in northern Portugal.
Amorim A,Rocha J,Santos MT,
Gene Geogr.1994;8(2):147-150.

Subtyping of alkylated human orosomucoid: evidence for a duplicated gene, ORM1*F2S.
Rocha J,Amorim A,Luckenbach C,Kompf J,Ritter H,
Electrophoresis.1993;14(3):235-237.

Separation of human alloalbumin variants by isoelectric focusing.
Rocha J,Kompf J,Ferrand N,Amorim A,Ritter H,
Electrophoresis.1991;12(4):313-314.

Formal and population genetics of F13A and FUCA1 polymorphisms in northern Portugal.
Prata MJ,Amorim A,
Hum Hered.1990;40(1):45-48.

Genetic polymorphism of delta-aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase (E.C. 4.2.1.24, ALAD) in the domestic rabbit.
Ferrand N,Amorim A,
Anim Genet.1990;21(2):217-219.

Genetic polymorphism of human peptidase C, PEPC (E.C.3.4.1.1): formal genetic and population data.
Kompf J,Prata MJ,Amorim A,
Hum Genet.1989;83(2):197-198.

Linkage analyses of human peptidase C (PEPC), human factor H (HF), and coagulation factor XIIIB (F13B).
Kompf J,Luckenbach C,Kloor D,Krczal D,Amorim A,Ritter H,
Hum Genet.1989;83(1):97-98.

Formal genetics of esterase D (EC 3.1.1.1): evidence for a sex-phenotype association.
Amorim A,Rocha J,Kompf J,Ritter H,
Hum Hered.1988;38(4):255-257.

Gene dosage evidence for the regional assignment of GPT (glutamate-pyruvate transaminase; E.C. 2.6.1.2) locus to 8q24.2----8qter.
Rocha J,Amorim A,Almeida VM,Oliveira JP,Leao M,Tavares MC,Pereira MS,Vidal-Pinheiro L,
Hum Genet.1988;80(3):299-300.

Mitochondrial malic enzyme in human leukocytes.
Siebert G,Amorim A,
Hum Hered.1987;37(2):122-123.

Aminolevulinate dehydratase (E.C. 4.2.1.24): linkage analysis.
Amorim A,Kompf J,Schunter F,Ritter H,
Hum Genet.1982;61(1):48-49.

Glutamate pyruvate transaminase, esterase D, glyoxalase 1, and phosphoglucomutase 1 polymorphisms in Porto District (Portugal).
Amorim A,Siebert G,
Hum Hered.1982;32(4):293-300.

Human phosphoglycolate phosphatase (PGP) E.C. 3.1.3.18: linkage analysis.
Siebert G,Amorim A,Kompf J,
Hum Genet.1980;53(3):421-423.

Formal genetics of phosphoglycolate phosphatase (PGP): investigation on 272 mother-child pairs.
Amorim A,Siebert G,Ritter H,Kompf J,
Hum Genet.1980;53(3):419-420.

BOOKS/CHAPTERS

AMORIM A (2002) A Espécie das Origens. Gradiva. Lisboa.
AMORIM A, CORTE-REAL F, MORLING N, eds. (2006) Progress in Forensic Genetics 11. International Congress Series. Elsevier, Amsterdam