Frequencies of mtDNA haplogroups in Southeastern Europe: Croatians, Bosnians and Herzegovinianas, Serbians, Macedonians and Macedonian Romani

Cvjetan, Svjetlana and Tolk, Helle-Viivi and Barać Lauc, Lovorka and Čolak, Ivanka and Đorđević, Dobrivoje and Efremovska, Ljudmila and Janićijević, Branka and Kvesić, Ante and Martinović Klarić, Irena and Metspalu, Ene and Peričić, Marijana and Parik, Jüri and Popović, Dan and Šijački, Ana and Terzić, Rifet and Villems, Richard and Rudan, Pavao (2004) Frequencies of mtDNA haplogroups in Southeastern Europe: Croatians, Bosnians and Herzegovinianas, Serbians, Macedonians and Macedonian Romani. Collegium Antropologicum, 28 (1). pp. 193-198. ISSN 0350-6134

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Abstract

Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms were analyzed in of 1,610 randomly chosen adult men from 11 different regions from southeastern Europe (Croatians, Bosnians and Herzegovinians, Serbians, Macedonians and Macedonian Romani). MtDNA HVS-I region together with RFLP sites diagnostic for main Euroasian and African mtDNA haplogroups were typed to determine haplogroup frequency distribution. The most frequent haplogroup in studied populations was H with the exception of Macedonian Romani among whom the most frequent were South Asian (Indian) specific variants of haplogroup M. The multidimensional scaling plot showed two clusters of populations and two outliers (Macedonian Romani and the most distant from mainland Croatian island of Korčula). The first cluster was formed by populations from three Croatian islands (Hvar, Krk and Brač) and the second cluster was formed by Macedonians, Serbians, Croatians from mainland and coast, Herzegovinians, Bosnians, Slovenians, Poles and Russians. The present analysis does not address a precise evaluation of phylogenetic relations of studied populations although some conclusions about historical migrations could be noticed. More extended conclusions will be possible after deeper phylogenetic and statistical analyses.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Language: English.
Uncontrolled Keywords: mtDNA, haplogroups, southeastern Europe
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology
Depositing User: Karolina
Date Deposited: 18 Jan 2017 13:13
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2017 13:13
URI: http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/716

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