Publications

• V.R.C. Aguiar, J. César, O. Delaneau, E.T. Dermitzakis, D. Meyer.  Expression estimation and eQTL mapping for HLA genes with a personalized pipeline, PLOS Genetics 15(4) e1008091. 2019.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008091

• C. Masotti, L.A. Brito, A.C. Nica, K.U. Ludwig, K. Nunes, C.P. Savastano, C. Malcher, S.G. Ferreira, G.S. Kobayashi, D.F. Bueno, N. Alonso, D. Franco, A. Rojas-Martinez, S.E. dos Santos, P.A. Galante, D. Meyer, T. Hünemeier, E. Mangold, E.T. Dermitzakis, M.R. Passos-Bueno, MRPL53, a New Candidate Gene for Orofacial Clefting, Identified Using an eQTL Approach, J. Dent. Res. 97 (2018) 33–40.

• K. Popadin, S. Peischl, M. Garieri, M. Reza Sailani, A. Letourneau, F. Santoni, S.W. Lukowski, G.A. Bazykin, S. Nikolaev, D. Meyer, L. Excoffier, A. Reymond, S.E. Antonarakis, Slightly deleterious genomic variants and transcriptome perturbations in Down syndrome embryonic selection, Genome Res. 28 (2018) 1–10. 17.

• D. Meyer, V.R. C. Aguiar, B.D. Bitarello, D.Y. C. Brandt, K. Nunes, A genomic perspective on HLA evolution, Immunogenetics. (2017). doi:10.1007/s00251-017-1017-3.

• C.E. G. Amorim, K. Nunes, D. Meyer, D. Comas, M.C. Bortolini, F.M. Salzano, T. Hünemeier, Genetic signature of natural selection in first Americans, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 114 (2017) 2195–2199.

• P.F. Asprino, R.D.M. Linck, J. Cesar, F.P. Freitas, F.C. Koyama, R.S.P. Riechelmann, F.P. Costa, P. Hoff, P.A.F. Galante, D. Meyer, A.A. Camargo, J. Sabbaga, TSC2 rare germline variants in non-tuberous sclerosis patients with neuroendocrine neoplasias., Endocr. Relat. Cancer. (2017) ERC-17-0286.

• D. Meyer, K. Nunes, HLA imputation , what is it good for ?, Hum. Immunol. 78 (2017) 239–241.

• K. Nunes, X. Zheng, M. Torres, M.E. Moraes, B.Z. Piovezan, G.N. Pontes, L. Kimura, J.E.P. Carnavalli, R.C. Mingroni Netto, D. Meyer, HLA imputation in an admixed population: An assessment of the 1000 Genomes data as a training set, Hum. Immunol. 77 (2016) 307–312. 
• Francisco. RS; Buhler, S; Nunes JM; Bitarello, BD; França, GS; Meyer, D*; Sanchez-Mazas, A^*. (* co-supervised the study). HLA supertype variation across populations: new insights into the role of natural selection in the evolution of HLA-A and HLA-B polymorphisms. Immunogenetics, DOI 10.1007/s00251-015-0875-9. 2015.
  
•  Brandt, DYC ; Aguiar, VRC ; Bitarello, BD ; Nunes, K ; Goudet, J ; Meyer, D. Mapping bias overestimates reference allele frequencies at the HLA genes in the 1000 Genomes Project phase I data. G3:Genes|Genomes|Genetics. 2015
  
  • Featured in Genetics Society of America blog: http://genestogenomes.org/the-trouble-with-hla-diversity/
• B.D. Bitarello, R. dos S. Francisco, D. Meyer, Heterogeneity of dN/dS Ratios at the Classical HLA Class I Genes over Divergence Time and Across the Allelic Phylogeny, J. Mol. Evol. 82 (2016) 38–50. doi:10.1007/s00239-015-9713-9.
• Sanchez-Mazas, A. & Meyer, D. The Relevance of HLA Sequencing in Population Genetics Studies. Journal of Immunology Research. 2014 (2014), Article ID 971818:1-12
• Lemes, RB;  Nunes, K; Meyer, D; Mingroni-Netto, RC; and Otto, PA. Estimation of Inbreeding and Substructure Levels in African-Derived Brazilian Quilombo Populations. Human Biology 86:276-288. 2014

• Ramalho, RF ; Gelfman, S ; de Souza, JS ; Ast, G ; de Souza, SJ ; Meyer, D. Testing for natural selection in human exonic splicing regulators associated with evolutionary rate shifts. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 76(4): 228-239. 2013
• Meyer, D & Harris, E. Nonadaptive Genetic Change in Human and Primate Evolution. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences(ELS) John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. 2013.
• Guerreiro, JF ; Meyer, D ; Diniz, IG ; Santos, AR ; Santos, EJM ; Clegg, JB. Beta-Globin polymorphisms in amerindian populations from the brazilian amazon. American Journal of Human Biology, 24: 432–435. 2012.
• Oliveira, TYK ; Harris, EE ; Meyer, D ; Jue, CK ; Silva, WA. Molecular evolution of a malaria resistance gene (DARC) in primates. Immunogenetics, 64(7): 497-505. 2012.
• Brito, LA ; Parnaiba, LMR ; Bassi, CFS ; Masotti, C ; Malcher, C ; Schlesinger, D ; Rocha, KM ; Cruz, LA ; Barbara, LK ; Alonso, N ; Franco, D ; Bagordakis, E ; Martelli, H ; Meyer, D ; Coletta, RD ; Passos-Bueno, MR. Region 8q24 is a susceptibility locus for nonsyndromic oral clefting in Brazil. Birth Defects Research. Clinical and Molecular Teratology, v. 94, p. 464-468, 2012.
• Cabanne, GS ; Sari, EHR ; Meyer, D ; Santos, FR ; Miyaki, CY. Matrilineal evidence for demographic expansion, low diversity and lack of phylogeographic structure in the Atlantic forest endemic Greenish Schiffornis Schiffornis virescens (Aves: Tityridae). Journal of Ornithology, 154(2): 371-384, 2012.

• Paixão-Côrtes, VR ; Meyer, D ; Pereira, TV ; Mazières, S ; Elion, J ; Krishnamoorthy, R ; Zago, MA ; Silva, WA ; Salzano, FM ; Bortolini, MC. Genetic Variation among Major Human Geographic Groups Supports a Peculiar Evolutionary Trend in PAX9. Plos One, 6(1): e15656. 2011.
• de Souza, JES ; Ramalho, RF ; Galante, PAF ; Meyer, D ; de Souza, SJ. Alternative splicing and genetic diversity: silencers are more frequently modified by SNVs associated with alternative exon/intron borders. Nucleic Acids Research, 39 (12): 4942-4948. 2011.
• D’Horta, FM ; Cabanne, GS ; Meyer, D ; Miyaki, CY. The genetic effects of Late Quaternary climatic changes over a tropical latitudinal gradient: diversification of an Atlantic Forest passerine. Molecular Ecology, 20: 1923-1935. 2011.
• Cabanne, GS ; D’Horta, FM ; Meyer, D ; Silva, JMC ; Myiaki, CY. Evolution of Dendrocolaptes platyrostris (Aves: Furnariidae) between the South American open vegetation corridor and the Atlantic forest. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society,103: 801–820. 2011.
• Boldt, ABW ; de Messias-Reason, IJ ; Meyer, D ; Schrago, CG ; Lang, F ; Lell, B ; Dietz, K ; Kremsner, PG ; Petzl-Erler, ML ; Kun, JFJ. Phylogenetic nomenclature and evolution of mannose-binding lectin (MBL2) haplotypes. BMC Genetics, 11(38): 1-12. 2010.
• Ramalho, RF ; Santos, EJM ; Guerreiro, JF ; Meyer, D. Balanced polymorphism in bottlenecked populations: The case of the CCR5 5′ cis-regulatory region in Amazonian Amerindians. Human Immunology, 71: 922-928. 2010.
• Pinheiro, F ; De Barros, F ; Palma-Silva, C ; Meyer, D; Fay, MF ; Suzuki, RM ; Lexer, C ; Cozzolino, S. Hybridization and introgression across different ploidy levels in the Neotropical orchids Epidendrum fulgens and E. puniceoluteum (Orchidaceae). Molecular Ecology, 19: 3981-3994. 2010.
• Sepúlveda, CAS ; Meyer, D ; El-Hani, CN. Adaptacionismo. In: Abrantes, PC. (Org.). Filosofia da Biologia. Porto Alegre: Artmed, 2010, v. 1, p. 162-192. [Book chapter in Portuguese]
• De Oliveira, LR ; Meyer, D ; Hoffman, J ; Majluf, P ; Morgante, JS. Evidence of a genetic bottleneck in an El Niño affected population of South American fur seals, Arctocephalus australis. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 89: 1717-1725. 2009.
• Pinheiro, F ; Santos, MO ; Barros, F ; Meyer, D ; Salatino, A ; Souza, AP. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the Brazilian orchid Epidendrum fulgens (Technical Note). Conservation Genetics, 9(6): 1661-1663. 2008.
• Pinheiro, F ; Santos, MO ; Palma-Silva, C ; Barros, F ; Meyer, D ; Salatino, A ; Souza, AP ; Cozzolino, S. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Epidendrum puniceoluteum, an endemic orchid from the Atlantic Rainforest. Molecular Ecology Resources, 8(5): 1114-1116. 2008.
• Single, RM ; Martin, MP ; Meyer, D ; Gao, X ; Carrington, M. Methods for assessing gene content diversity of KIR with examples from a global set of populations. Immunogenetics, 60: 711-725. 2008. 
• Single, RS ; Martin, MP ; Gao, X ; Meyer, D ; Yeager, M ; Kidd, JR ; Kidd, KK ; Carrington, M. Global diversity and evidence for coevolution of KIR and HLA. Nature Genetics, 39: 1114-1119. 2007.
• Auricchio, MT ; Vicente, J ; Meyer, D ; Mingroni-Netto, RC. Frequency and origins of HBB*S mutation in African-derived Brazilian populations. Human Biology, 79: 667-678. 2007.
• Martins, FM ; Ditchfield, AD ; Meyer, D ; Morgante, JS. Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography reveals marked population structure in the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus (Phyllostomidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 45: 372-378. 2007.
• Single, RM ; Meyer, D ; Mack, SJ ; Lancaster, A ; Erlich, HA ; Thomson, G. 14th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop: Report of progress in methodology, data collection, and analyses. Tissue Antigens, 69(s1): 185-187. 2007.
• Mack, SJ ; Meyer, D ; Single, RS ; Hill, J ; Jani, A ; Thomson, G ; Erlich, HA. Population samples and genotyping technology. Tissue Antigens, 69(s1): 188-191. 2007.
• Oliveira, L ; Arias-Schreiber, M ; Meyer, D ; Morgante, JS. Effective population size in a bottlenecked fur seal population. Biological Conservation, 131(4): 505-509. 2006.
• Meyer, D ; Single, RS ; Mack, SJ ; Erlich, HA ; Thomson, G. Signatures of Demographic History and Natural Selection in the Human Major Histocompatibility Complex Loci. Genetics, 173(4): 2121-2142. 2006.
  • Featured in Faculty of 1000 as “recommended article”: http://f1000.com/prime/1086862
• Harris, E ; Meyer, D. The molecular signature of selection underlying human adaptations. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 131(s43): 89-130. 2006.
• Williams, F ; Meenagh A ; Single, RM ; Mcnally, M ; Kelly, P ; Nelson, MP ; Meyer, D ; Lancaster, AK ; Thomson, G ; Middleton, D. High resolution HLA-DRB1 identification of a caucasian population. Human Immunology, 65(1): 66-77. 2004.
• Cao, K ; Mazas, AS ; Masaberg, C ; Sumba, OP ; Doumbo, OK ; Lancaster, AK ; Koech, D ; Nelson, MP ; Hartzman, RJ ; Plowe, CV ; Kazura, J ; Mann, DL ; Sztein, MB ; Thomson, G ; Fernandez-Viña, M ; Meyer, D ; Single, R. Differentiation between African populations is evidenced by the diversity of alleles and haplotypes of HLA class I loci. Tissue Antigens, 63(4): 293-325. 2004.
• Single, RM ; Meyer, D ; Hollenbach, JA ; Nelson, MP ; Noble, JA ; Erlich, HA ; Thomson, G. Haplotype frequency estimation in patient populations: The effect of departures from Hardy-Weinberg proportions and collapsing over a locus in the HLA region. Genetic Epidemiology, 22(2): 186-195. 2002.
• Kuchta, S ; Meyer, D. A genealogical view of geographical variation. Molecular Ecology, 10(11): 2569-2576. 2001.
• Meyer, D ; Thomson, G. How selection shapes variation of the human major histocompatibility complex: a review. Annals of Human Genetics, 65(1): 1-26. 2001.
• Silva, WA ; Bortolini, MC ; Meyer, D ; Salzano, FM ; Elion, J ; Krishnamoorthy, R ; Schneider, MPC ; Guerra, DC ; Layrisse, Z ; Castellano, HC ; Weimer, TA ; Zago, MA. Genetic diversity of two African and sixteen South American populations determined on the basis of six hypervariable loci. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 109: 425-437. 1999.
• Valdes, AM ; McWeeney, SK ; Meyer, D ; Nelson, MP ; Thomson, G. Locus and population specific evolution in HLA class II genes. Annals of Human Genetics, 63(1): 27-43. 1999.
• Meyer, D. Can biology be reduced to physics? Review of How the leopard changed its Spots: the evolution of complexity by Brian Goodwin. Journal of Comparative Biology, 2: 143-145. 1998.
• Santos, SE ; Santos, AKRS ; Meyer, D ; Zago, MA. Multiple founder haplotypes of mitochondrial DNA in Amerindians revealed by RFLP and sequencing. Annals of Human Genetics, 60: 305-319. 1996.
• Neves, WA ; Meyer, D ; Pucciarelli, HM. Early skeletal remains and the peopling of the Americas. Revista de Antropologia, 39(2): 121-140. 1996.