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Geographical structure of the Y-chromosomal genetic landscape of the Levant: a coastal-inland contrast.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Nov 2009
El-Sibai Mirvat, Platt Daniel E, Haber Marc, Xue Yali, Youhanna Sonia C, Wells R Spencer, Izaabel Hassan, Sanyoura May F, Harmanani Haidar, Bonab Maziar Ashrafian, Behbehani Jaafar, Hashwa Fuad, Tyler-Smith Chris, Zalloua Pierre A
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We have examined the male-specific phylogeography of the Levant and its surroundings by analyzing Y-chromosomal haplogroup distributions using 5874 samples (885 new) from 23 countries. The diversity within some of these haplogroups was also examined. The Levantine populations showed clustering in SNP and STR analyses when considered against a broad Middle-East and North African background. However, we also found...
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