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Thanks, Dolores Coyle Surnames in the Azores:Analysis of the Isonymy StructureClaudia C. Branco Genetics and Molecular Pathology Unit, Hospital of Divino Espírito Santo, 9500-370 Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal; and Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal. Luisa Mota-Vieira Genetics and Molecular Pathology Unit, Hospital of Divino Espírito Santo, 9500-370 Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal; and Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal. *Abstract* Geographic isolation is a significant factor to consider when characterizing human populations. The knowledge of the genetic structure of isolated populations has been of great importance to disease-locus positioning and gene identification. To investigate the genetic structure of the Azorean population, we conducted a survey based on the frequencies of surnames listed in the 2001 telephone book. We calculated the following parameters: isonymy (*I*), the random component of inbreeding (*FST*), genetic diversity according to Fisher (α), Karlin-McGregor's migration rate (ν), and Nei's distance. For the 1,271 subscribers and 163 different surnames, Graciosa island presented the lowest value of abundance of surnames (α = 15.75), suggesting great genetic isolation compared to the other eight islands. Migration, calculated on the basis of the diversity of surnames within islands, ranged from 0.2747 (Corvo island) to 0.0026 (São Miguel island), indicating that people migrated preferentially toward the economically more developed islands. The value of the random component of inbreeding obtained for the whole population (*FST* = 0.0039) indicates little genetic differentiation (Wright's *FST*<0.05). Moreover, isonymy similarity revealed using the UPGMA method shows three subclusters corresponding to the geographic distribution of the islands. *Keywords* Azore Islands, surnames, isonymy, inbreeding, diversity, isolated population. The Portuguese archipelago of the Azore Islands is composed of On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 11:39 PM, Katharine <katharine.f.ba...@gmail.com>wrote: > Several years ago I read a scientific study that was posted online > seeking to determine whether any surnames in the Azores were > characteristic of a particular island. The only one with statistical > significance was the surname JORGE on PICO. Unfortunately, a cursory > web search tonight isn't bringing up the article. Does anyone else > recall it, who can help locate it? (It might've been in Portuguese, > but I can't recall for certain any more). Katharine. > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions > when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
