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Y chromosome diversity among the Iranian religious groups: a reservoir of genetic variation.
Annals of human biology - 1 May 2011
Lashgary Zahra, Khodadadi Ahmad, Singh Yoginder, Houshmand Seyed Massoud, Mahjoubi Frouzandeh, Sharma Prithviraj, Singh Shweta, Seyedin Mahtab, Srivastava Amit, Ataee Mirtra, Mohammadi Zeinab Sadat, Rezaei Nima, Bamezai Rameshwar N K, Sanati Mohammad Hossein
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Iran is ethnically, linguistically and religiously diverse. However, little is known about the population genetics of Iranian religious communities. AIM: This study was performed in order to define the different paternal components of the Iranian gene pool. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Fourteen Y chromosome bi-allelic markers were analysed in 130 male subjects from Assyrian, Armenian and Zoroastrian groups...
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