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    Genetic structure of North African human populations : A complex history of admixture 

    Rubio Araúna, Lara (Date of defense: 2017-12-14)

    North African populations show a complex genetic structure characterized by the admixture of at least four different components: Middle Eastern, sub-Saharan, European and autochthonous North African. However, there are few ...

    Genetic variation and complex rearrangements in Autism Spectrum Disorders: implications for genetic counseling 

    Codina i Solà, Marta (Date of defense: 2016-07-14)

    The etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) remains unknown for most of the cases, in spite of its strong genetic component. A greater knowledge of its genetic basis would result in many benefits, including specific ...

    Genetic variation in human miRNAs : functional consequences and involvement in Cancer 

    Torruella Loran, Ignasi (Date of defense: 2016-10-28)

    Els microRNAs són importants reguladors de gens i destacats contribuïdors a la diversitat fenotípica clarament involucrats en malaltia humana. Hem analitzat la variabilitat genètica en microRNAs i como aquesta variabilitat ...

    Genetic variation in humans and chimpanzees in the prion protein gene 

    Soldevila Trepat, Marta (Date of defense: 2005-06-20)

    En el gen de la proteïna priònica, o PRNP, hem observat que el particular patró de variació que hem trobat basant-nos en dades de seqüenciació en humans es deu a selecció positiva, i que el mètode utilitzat per detectar ...

    Genetic, genomic and epigenetic alterations in congenital malformations : implications in genetic counseling 

    Serra Juhé, Clara (Date of defense: 2012-10-20)

    Mechanisms underlying congenital malformations are largely unknown despite its high incidence, affecting 2-3% of liveborn infants. A broader knowledge about the causes of birth defects would provide valuable information ...

    Genetical, structural and functional characterization of the human BTNL gene cluster 

    Aigner, Johanna (Date of defense: 2013-11-25)

    La família B7 de proteïnes és àmpliament reconeguda per jugar un paper important en els processos inflamatoris mitjançant l'alteració de la capacitat de resposta de les cèl•lules T. La unió d’aquestes proteïnes als seus ...

    Genetically engineering living systems: From complex computational scenarios to multiple market applications 

    Mogas Diez, Sira (Date of defense: 2022-01-28)

    This PhD thesis explores the potential embedded in living organisms, understood as highly complex machines which can sense, compute, and react to changes in their surroundings. From this general idea, we have made use of ...

    Genomic analysis of wild and captive chimpanzee populations from non-invasive samples using target capture methods 

    Fontseré Alemany, Clàudia (Date of defense: 2020-12-17)

    Wild chimpanzee populations are considered to be under threat of extinction due to the damaging consequences of human impact into their natural habitat and illegal trade. Conservation genomics is an emerging field that has ...

    Genomic and functional approaches to genetic adaptation 

    Carnero-Montoro, Elena (Date of defense: 2013-10-25)

    The genetic basis of phenotypes that have contributed to the adaptation of species and organisms to new environments is a central question in evolutionary genetics. The recent accumulation of genetic variability data has ...

    Genomic changes driving the acquisition of multidrug resistance in Candida glabrata 

    Księżopolska, Ewa (Date of defense: 2021-07-05)

    This project was set out to broaden our knowledge of the processes driving the emergence of antifungal drug resistance in an opportunistic yeast pathogen Candida glabrata. More precisely, we sought to find the mutational ...

    Genomic distribution and functional specificity of human histone H1 subtypes 

    Millán Ariño, Lluís (Date of defense: 2013-11-25)

    Seven linker histone H1 variants exist in human somatic cells with distinct prevalence among cell types and during differentiation. Despite being key chromatin structural components, it remains elusive how they participate ...

    Genomic insights into an underrepresented population : the Romani 

    Font Porterias, Neus (Date of defense: 2022-03-07)

    La població romaní és el grup ètnic minoritari transnacional més gran d'Europa. Tenen un origen sud asiàtic i, durant la seva diàspora cap a Europa, van experimentar múltiples efectes fundadors i una barreja genètica ...

    Genomic profile of tumorgrafts identifies B2M as a novel tumor suppressor gene in lung cancer 

    Pereira, Carolina Ruivo (Date of defense: 2016-10-24)

    El cáncer de pulmón es la forma más mortal de cáncer en el mundo. Recientemente, el estudio del perfil genómico a larga escala de tumores humanos ha impulsado el desarrollo de drogas que tienen como diana terapéutica genes ...

    Genomic signatures of conditional selection in different copy number states in human cancers 

    Besedina, Elizaveta (Date of defense: 2023-05-12)

    Determinar qué genes están bajo selección durante la evolución del cáncer puede explicar cómo se forman y progresan los tumores, y sugerir nuevos objetivos terapéuticos. Sin embargo, la detección de selección utilizando ...

    Genomics of immune disease : exploring the genetic mechanisms underlying primary immunodeficiencies 

    Batlle Masó, Laura (Date of defense: 2021-03-02)

    Des de l’aparició de les eines de seqüenciació genòmica, el genoma humà s’ha explorat per a trobar variants causants de malaltia. Les malalties són diverses, i conseqüentment, també ho són les seves causes, això fa que no ...

    Geographies of life and death in Ecuador : Understanding inequalities in material deprivation and mortality in a context with deficient data sources 

    Peralta Chiriboga, Alejandro Andrés (Date of defense: 2019-12-05)

    The aim of this dissertation was to analyse social and geographical inequalities in mortality in Ecuador, correcting the potential deficiencies found in the mortality registry. For this purpose, four studies were developed. ...

    Geometric modeling and characterization of the circle of willis 

    Bogunovic, Hrvoje (Date of defense: 2012-09-28)

    Los derrames cerebrales son una de las causas principales de morbilidad y mortalidad en los países desarrollados. Esto ha motivado una búsqueda de configuraciones del sistema vascular que se cree que están asociadas con ...

    Geometrical room acoustics: ray based simulation for room acoustics 

    Durany Vendrell, Jaume (Date of defense: 2016-09-14)

    L’acústica de sales és la ciència encarregada d’estudiar la propagació del so en entorns tancats. La informació acústica de qualsevol entorn, coneguda com la resposta impulsional, s’expressa en termes del camp acústic ...

    Gestos, mapas y colores del silencio : estudio comparativo en literatura, arte y pensamiento, siglos XII-XX 

    Labraña Cortés, Marcela Andrea (Date of defense: 2014-06-05)

    Esta tesis propone un estudio comparado de la poética del silencio desde el siglo XII al XX en una serie de obras en las que se relacionan imagen y texto, ordenadas en tres series: gestos, mapas y colores. La primera ...

    Gesture-speech temporal integration in language development 

    Igualada Pérez, Alfonso (Date of defense: 2017-03-27)

    In everyday interactions, speakers integrate gestures and speech sounds at a temporal level. One of the linguistic functions of temporally synchronous gesture-speech combinations is to provide prominence to specific parts ...