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Y-chromosome diversity in modern Bulgarians: new clues about their ancestry.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Karachanak Sena, Grugni Viola, Fornarino Simona, Nesheva Desislava, Al-Zahery Nadia, Battaglia Vincenza, Carossa Valeria, Yordanov Yordan, Torroni Antonio, Galabov Angel S, Toncheva Draga, Semino Ornella
Abstract excerpt
To better define the structure and origin of the Bulgarian paternal gene pool, we have examined the Y-chromosome variation in 808 Bulgarian males. The analysis was performed by high-resolution genotyping of biallelic markers and by analyzing the STR variation within the most informative haplogroups. We found that the Y-chromosome gene pool in modern Bulgarians is primarily represented by Western Eurasian...
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