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Pre-Columbian tuberculosis in Tierra del Fuego? Discussion of the paleopathological and molecular evidence

dc.creatorGuichon, Ricardo Anibal
dc.creatorBuikstra, Jane E.
dc.creatorStone, Anne C.
dc.creatorHarkins, Kelly M.
dc.creatorSuby, Jorge Alejandro
dc.creatorMassone, Mauricio
dc.creatorPrieto lglesias, Alfredo
dc.creatorWilbur, Alicia
dc.creatorConstantinescu, Florence
dc.creatorRodríguez Martín, Conrado
dc.date2015-12
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/58794
dc.identifierGuichon, Ricardo Anibal; Buikstra, Jane E.; Stone, Anne C.; Harkins, Kelly M.; Suby, Jorge Alejandro; et al.; Pre-Columbian tuberculosis in Tierra del Fuego? Discussion of the paleopathological and molecular evidence; Elsevier; International Journal of Paleopathology; XI; 12-2015; 92-101
dc.identifier1879-9817
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dc.descriptionThis work contributes to ongoing discussions about the nature of tuberculosis in the Western Hemisphere prior to the time of European contact. Our example, from the extreme south of South America was, at the time of our study, without firm temporal association or molecular characterization. In Tierra del Fuego, Constantinescu (1999) briefly described vertebral bone lesions compatible with TB in an undated skeleton from Myren 1 site (Chile). The remains of Myren are estimated to represent a man between 18 and 23 years old at the time of death. The objectives of this research are to extend this description, to present molecular results, to establish a radiocarbon date, and to report stable isotopic values for the remains. We provide further description of the remains, including tuberculosis-like skeletal pathology. Radiocarbon dating of 640. ±. 20 years BP attributes this individual to the precontact fourteenth-fifteenth centuries. Isotopic ratios for nitrogen and carbon from bone collagen suggest a mixed diet. Molecular results were positive for the rpoB quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays but negative for two independent IS6110 and IS1081 qPCR assays. Further testing using genomic methods to target any mycobacteria for specific identification are needed.
dc.descriptionFil: Guichon, Ricardo Anibal. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Arqueología. Laboratorio de Ecología Evolutiva Humana (Sede Quequén); Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Buikstra, Jane E.. Arizona State University; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Stone, Anne C.. Arizona State University; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Harkins, Kelly M.. Arizona State University; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Suby, Jorge Alejandro. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Arqueología. Laboratorio de Ecología Evolutiva Humana (Sede Quequén); Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Massone, Mauricio. Museo de Historia Natural de Concepcion; Chile
dc.descriptionFil: Prieto lglesias, Alfredo. Universidad de Magallanes; Chile
dc.descriptionFil: Wilbur, Alicia. University of Washington; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Constantinescu, Florence. Poch Ambiental S.a.; Chile
dc.descriptionFil: Rodríguez Martín, Conrado. Museo de la Naturaleza y El Hombre; España
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1879981715300139
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.ijpp.2015.09.003
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dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.subjectAncient Dna
dc.subjectBioarchaeology
dc.subjectTierra del Fuego
dc.subjectTuberculosis
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.titlePre-Columbian tuberculosis in Tierra del Fuego? Discussion of the paleopathological and molecular evidence
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