Elena Llop, M.Sc. Associate Professor Human Genetics Program, ICBM Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile ellop@med.uchile.cl Phone: +56 (2) 978-6465

Education

• Master in Biomedical Sciences Mention in Genetics, 1984, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile.

Lines of Research

• Genetics of human populations
• Association between Genetic Markers and Diseases
• Origin and Evolution of Chilean Aboriginal Populations

Selected Publications

• Yang NN, Mazières S, Bravi C, Ray N, Wang S, Burley MW, Bedoya G, Rojas W, Parra MV, Molina JA, Gallo C, Poletti G, Hill K, Hurtado AM, Petzl-Erler ML, Tsuneto LT, Klitz W, Barrantes R, Llop E, Rothhammer F, Labuda D, Salzano FM, Bortolini MC, Excoffier L, Dugoujon JM, Ruiz-Linares A.  Contrasting Patterns of Nuclear and mtDNA Diversity in Native American Populations.  Ann Hum Genet. 74(6):525-38, 2010.
• Manigold T., Mori A., Graumann R., Llop E., Simon V., Valdivieso F.,  Castillo C., Hjelle B. and Vial P.  Highly differentiated, circulating Gn-specific memory CD8+ T cells persist years after infection by Andes hantavirus.  PLoS Pathog. 19;6(2):e1000779, 2010
• Wang S., Ray N., Rojas W., Parra MV., Bedoya G., Gallo C., Poletti G., Mazzotti G., Hill k, Hurtado AM., Camrena B., Nicolini H., Klitz W., Barrantes R., Molina JA., Freimer NB., Cátira Bortolini M, Salzano FM., Petzl-Erler ML., Tsuneto LT., Dipierri JE., Alfaro EL., Bailliet G., Bianchi NO., Llop E., Rothhammer F., Excoffier L., Ruiz-Linares A.  Geographic Patterns of Genome Admixture in Latin American Mestizos.  PLoS Genet 4(3): e1000037, 2008.
• Wang S, Lewis CM, Jakobsson M, Ramachandran S, Ray N, Bedoya G, Rojas W, Parra MV, Molina JA, Gallo C, Mazzotti G, Poletti G, Hill K, Hurtado AM, Labuda D, Klitz W, Barrantes R, Bortolini MC, Salzano FM, Petzl-Erler ML, Tsuneto LT, Llop E, Rothhammer F, Excoffier L, Feldman MW, Rosenberg NA, Ruiz-Linares A.  Genetic Variation and Population Structure in Native Americans.  PLoS Genet 3(11):e185: 2049-2067, 2007.
• Llop E., Henríquez H., Moraga M., Castro M. y Rothhammer F.  Brief Communication:  Molecular Characterization of O Alleles at the ABO Locus in Chilean Aymara and Huilliche Indians.  Amer J. Phys. Anthropol. 131(4): 535-538, 2006.
• Llop E., Harb, Z., Moreno, R. y Rothhammer, F.  Genetic Marker Variation in Coastal Populations of Chile.  Homo 53(2):  170-177, 2002.
• Rothhammer, F., Silva, C. Callegari-Jacques S., Llop E. and Salzano F.  Gradients of HLA diversity in South America Indians.  Ann.  Hum Biol. 24: 197-208, 1997.
• Llop, E.  . Genetic composifion of chilean Aboriginal populations:  HLA and other genetic marker variation.  Am J. Phys. Anthrop., 101:  325-332, 1996.