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Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in the Boyko, Hutsul, and Lemko populations of the Carpathian highlands.
Human biology - 1 Feb 2009
Nikitin Alexey G, Kochkin Igor T, June Cynthia M, Willis Catherine M, Mcbain Ian, Videiko Mykhailo Y
Abstract excerpt
Genetic studies of the distribution of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups in human populations residing within the Carpathian Mountain range have been scarce. We present an analysis of mtDNA haplogroup composition of the Boykos, Hutsuls, and Lemkos, three population groups of the Carpathian highlands. In our study Hutsuls had the highest frequency of subhaplogroup H1 in central and eastern Europe. Lemkos...
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