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Standing at the gateway to Europe--the genetic structure of Western balkan populations based on autosomal and haploid markers.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Kovacevic Lejla, Tambets Kristiina, Ilumäe Anne-Mai, Kushniarevich Alena, Yunusbayev Bayazit, Solnik Anu, Bego Tamer, Primorac Dragan, Skaro Vedrana, Leskovac Andreja, Jakovski Zlatko, Drobnic Katja, Tolk Helle-Viivi, Kovacevic Sandra, Rudan Pavao, Metspalu Ene, Marjanovic Damir
Abstract excerpt
Contemporary inhabitants of the Balkan Peninsula belong to several ethnic groups of diverse cultural background. In this study, three ethnic groups from Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bosniacs, Bosnian Croats and Bosnian Serbs - as well as the populations of Serbians, Croatians, Macedonians from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegrins and Kosovars have been characterized for the genetic variation of 660...
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