Article
Human mitochondrial DNA variation in Southern Italy.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000
Ottoni Claudio, Martinez-Labarga Cristina, Vitelli Luciana, Scano Giuseppina, Fabrini Enrico, Contini Irene, Biondi Gianfranco, Rickards Olga
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Since prehistoric times Southern Italy has been a cultural crossroads of the Mediterranean basin. Genetic data on the peoples of Basilicata and Calabria are scarce and, particularly, no records on mtDNA variability have been published. AIM: In this study mtDNA haplotypes of populations from Basilicata, Calabria and Sicily are compared with those of other Italian and Mediterranean populations, so as to...
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