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Reconstructing Roma history from genome-wide data.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Moorjani Priya, Patterson Nick, Loh Po-Ru, Lipson Mark, Kisfali Péter, Melegh Bela I, Bonin Michael, Kádaši Ludevít, Rieß Olaf, Berger Bonnie, Reich David, Melegh Béla
Abstract excerpt
The Roma people, living throughout Europe and West Asia, are a diverse population linked by the Romani language and culture. Previous linguistic and genetic studies have suggested that the Roma migrated into Europe from South Asia about 1,000-1,500 years ago. Genetic inferences about Roma history have mostly focused on the Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA. To explore what additional information can be learned...
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