mtDNA and Y study of Croatians

[The Venetian]

http://www.cmj.hr/2005/46/4/16100752.pdf

Croat Med J. 2005 Aug;46(4):502-13.

Review of Croatian genetic heritage as revealed by mitochondrial DNA and Y
chromosomal lineages.

Pericic M, Barac Lauc L, Martinovic Klaric I, Janicijevic B, Rudan P.

Institute for Anthropological Research, Amruseva 8, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

The aim of this review is to summarize the existing data collected in
high-resolution phylogenetic studies of mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome variation
in mainland and insular Croatian populations. Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms
were explored in 721 individuals by sequencing mtDNA HVS-1 region and
screening a selection of 24 restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs),
diagnostic for main Eurasian mtDNA haplogroups. Whereas Y chromosome variation was
analyzed in 451 men by using 19 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)/indel and 8
short tandem repeat (STR) loci. The phylogeography of mtDNA and Y chromosome
variants of Croatians can be adequately explained within typical European
maternal and paternal genetic landscape, with the exception of mtDNA haplogroup F
and Y-chromosomal haplogroup P* which indicate a connection to Asian
populations. Similar to other European and Near Eastern populations, the most frequent
mtDNA haplogroups in Croatians were H (41.1%), U5 (10.3%), and J (9.7%). The
most frequent Y chromosomal haplogroups in Croatians, I-P37 (41.7%) and
R1a-SRY1532 (25%), as well as the observed structuring of Y chromosomal variance
reveal a clearly evident Slavic component in the paternal gene pool of
contemporary Croatian men. Even though each population and groups of populations are well
characterized by maternal and paternal haplogroup distribution, it is
important to keep in mind that linking phylogeography of various haplogroups with
known historic and prehistoric scenarios should be cautiously performed.

Publication Types: Review Review, Tutorial

PMID: 16100752 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

[Zrinski]

Nothing that we already didn't knew...

[bruxagar]

Originally Posted by Zrinski

Nothing that we already didn't knew...

Actually this article is based on an old one (from 2003 if I remember well), at least for the Y-chromosome part.

[Zrinski]

All studies are based on the old ones and then expanded. This one has more detailed data and more samples studied.

[The Venetian]

Originally Posted by Zrinski

All studies are based on the old ones and then expanded. This one has more detailed data and more samples studied.

Agreed !