Myles Lab

for Agricultural Diversity

Publications

  • Myles S (2013) Improving fruit and wine: what does genomics have to offer? Trends in Genetics 29:190 [PubMed:23428114]
  • Emanuelli F, Lorenzi S, Grzeskowiak L, Catalano V, Stefanini M, Troggio M, Myles S, Martinez-Zapater JM, Zyprian E, Moreira FM, Grando MS (2013) Genetic diversity and population structure assessed by SSR and SNP markers in a large germplasm collection of grape. BMC Plant Biology 13:39 [PubMed:23497049]
  • Kenny E, Timpson N, Sikora M, Yee MC, Moreno-Estrada A, Eng C, Huntsman S, Gonzalez Buchard E, Stoneking M, Bustamante CD, Myles S (2012) Melanesian Blond Hair Is Caused by an Amino Acid Change in TYRP1. Science 336:554 [PubMed:22556244] 
  • Mahanil S, Ramming D, Cadle-Davidson M, Owens C, Garris A, Myles S, Cadle-Davidson L (2012) Development of marker sets useful in the early selection of Ren4 powdery mildew penetration resistance and seedlessness for table and raisin grape breeding. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 124:23 [PubMed: 21904846]
  • Delfin F, Myles S, Hughes D, Illek R, Pakendorf B, Choi Y, van Oven M, Kayser M, Stoneking M (2012) Bridging Near and Remote Oceania: MtDNA and NRY Variation in the Solomon Islands.  Molecular Biology and Evolution 29:545 [PubMed: 21771715]
  • Brown PJ, Upadyayula N, Mahone G, Tian F, Bradbury PJ, Myles S, Holland JB, McMullen MD, Buckler ES, Rocheford TR (2011) Distinct Genetic Architectures for Male and Female Inflorescence Traits of Maize. PLoS Genetics 7:e1002383 [PubMed: 22125498]
  • Myles S, Lea R, Ohashi J, Chambers G, Weiss J, Hardouin E, Engelken J, Macartney-Coxson D, Eccles D, Naka I, Kimura R, Inaoka T, Matsumura Y, Stoneking M (2011) Testing the thrifty gene hypothesis: the Gly482Ser variant in PPARGC1A is associated with BMI in Tongans. BMC Medical Genetics 12:10 [PubMed: 21244673]
  • Gunnarsdóttir ED, Nandineni MR, Li M, Myles S, Gil D, PakendorfB, Stoneking M (2011) Larger mtDNA than Y-chromosome differences between matrilocal and patrilocal groups from Sumatra. Nature Communications 2:228 [PubMed: 21407194]
  • Myles S, Boyko AR, Brown PJ, Grassi F, Owens CL, Aradhya M, Prins B, Reynolds A, Chia JM, Ware D, Bustamante CD, Buckler ES (2011) Genetic Structure and Domestication History of the Grape. PNAS 108:3530 [PubMed: 21245334]
  • Delfin F, Salvador JM, Calacal GC, Perdigon HB, Tabbada KA, Villamor LP, Halos SC, Gunnarsdóttir E, Myles S, Hughes DA, Xu S, Jin L, Lao O, Kayser M, Hurles ME, Stoneking M, De Ungria MCA (2011) The Y-chromosome landscape of the Philippines: extensive heterogeneity and varying genetic affinities of Negrito and non-Negrito groups. European Journal of Human Genetics 19:224 [PubMed: 20877414]
  • Brown PJ, Myles S, Kresovich S (2011) Genetic support for phenotype-based racial classification in sorghum. Crop Science 51:1-7 [PDF]
  • Myles S, Chia J-M, Hurwitz B, Simon C, Zhong GY, Buckler E, Ware D (2010) Rapid Genomic Characterization of the Genus Vitis. PLoS ONE5:e8219 [PubMed: 20084295]
  • Laland K, Odling-Smee J, Myles S (2010) How culture shaped the human genome: bringing genetics and the human sciences together. Nature Reviews Genetics 11:137 [PubMed: 20084086]
  • Myles S, Peiffer J, Brown PJ, Ersoz ES, Zhang Z, Costich DE, Buckler ES. (2009) Association Mapping: Critical Considerations Shift from Genotyping to Experimental Design. Plant Cell 21:2194 [PubMed: 19654263]
  • Myles S, Stoneking M, Timpson N (2009) An assessment of the portability of ancestry informative markers between human populations. BMC Medical Genomics 2:45 [PubMed: 19619313]
  • Silander K, TangH, MylesS, Jakkula E, Timpson N, Cavalli-Sforza L, Peltonen L. (2009) Worldwide patterns of haplotype diversity at 9p21.3, a locus associated with type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease. Genome Medicine 1:51 [PubMed: 19463184]
  • Hillmer AM, Freudenberg J, Myles S, Herms S, Tang K, Brockschmidt FF, Ruan Y, Stoneking M, Nöthen MM. (2009) Signature of recent positive selection at the human androgen receptor locus and its relationship to the susceptibility variants for male pattern baldness. Human Genetics 126:255 [SpringerLink]
  • Bryk J, Harouin E, Pugach I, Hughes D, Strotmann R, Stoneking M, Myles S. (2008) Positive selection in East Asians for an EDAR allele that enhances NF-κB activation. PLoS ONE 3:e2209 [PubMed: 18493316]
  • Myles S, Davison D, Barrett J, Stoneking M, Timpson N. (2008) Worldwide population differentiation at disease-associated SNPs. BMC Medical Genomics 1:22 [PubMed: 18533027]
  • Myles S, Tang K, Somel M, Kelso J, Stoneking M. (2008) Identification and analysis of high Fst regions from genome-wide SNP data from three human populations. Annals of Human Genetics 72:99
  • Myles S, Hughes D, Stoneking M. (2008) Detecting local selection in humans. In Santos C, Lima M (eds) Recent Advances in Molecular Biology and Evolution: Applications to Biological Anthropology
  • Meyer M, Stenzel U, Pruefer K, Myles S, Hofreiter M. (2007) Targeted high-throughput sequencing of tagged nucleic acid samples. Nucleic Acids Research 35:e97 [PubMed: 17670798]
  • Myles S, Hradetzky E, Engelken J, Lao O, Nürnberg P, Trent R, Kayser M, Stoneking M. (2007) Identification of a candidate genetic variant for the high prevalence of type II diabetes in Polynesians. European Journal of Human Genetics 15:584-589 [PubMed: 17327880]
  • Myles S, Somel M, Tang K, Kelso J, Stoneking M. (2007) Identifying genes underlying skin pigmentation differences among human populations. Human Genetics 120:613 [PubMed: 16977434]
  • Myles S, Bouzekri N, Haverfield E, Cherkaoui M, Dugoujon JM, Ward R (2005) Genetic evidence in support of a shared European-North African dairying origin. Human Genetics 117:34 [PubMed: 15806398]
  • Dukas R, Morse DH, and Myles S. (2005) Experience levels of individuals in natural bee populations and their ecological implications. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83:492 [PDF]