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Patterns of inter- and intra-group genetic diversity in the Vlax Roma as revealed by Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA lineages.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Feb 2001
Kalaydjieva L, Calafell F, Jobling M A, Angelicheva D, de Knijff P, Rosser Z H, Hurles M E, Underhill P, Tournev I, Marushiakova E, Popov V
Abstract excerpt
Previous genetic studies, supported by linguistic and historical data, suggest that the European Roma, comprising a large number of socially divergent endogamous groups, may be a complex conglomerate of founder populations. The boundaries and characteristics of such founder populations and their relationship to the currently existing social stratification of the Roma have not been investigated. This study is an...
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