About the Authors

Stéphane Buhler

stephane.buhler@unige.ch

Affiliation Laboratory of Anthropology, Genetics and Peopling History, Department of Genetics and Evolution - Anthropology Unit, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

José Manuel Nunes

Affiliation Laboratory of Anthropology, Genetics and Peopling History, Department of Genetics and Evolution - Anthropology Unit, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Grazia Nicoloso

Affiliation Foundation Swiss Blood Stem Cells, Bern, Switzerland

Jean-Marie Tiercy

Affiliation National Reference Laboratory for Histocompatibility, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Alicia Sanchez-Mazas

Affiliation Laboratory of Anthropology, Genetics and Peopling History, Department of Genetics and Evolution - Anthropology Unit, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SB JMN JMT ASM. Performed the experiments: SB. Analyzed the data: SB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JMN GN JMT ASM. Wrote the paper: SB JMN JMT ASM. Supervised the study: JMT ASM.