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Origin and spread of human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup U7.
Scientific reports - 7 Apr 2017
Sahakyan Hovhannes, Hooshiar Kashani Baharak, Tamang Rakesh, Kushniarevich Alena, Francis Amirtharaj, Costa Marta D, Pathak Ajai Kumar, Khachatryan Zaruhi, Sharma Indu, van Oven Mannis, Parik Jüri, Hovhannisyan Hrant, Metspalu Ene, Pennarun Erwan, Karmin Monika, Tamm Erika, Tambets Kristiina, Bahmanimehr Ardeshir, Reisberg Tuuli, Reidla Maere, Achilli Alessandro, Olivieri Anna, Gandini Francesca, Perego Ugo A, Al-Zahery Nadia, Houshmand Massoud, Sanati Mohammad Hossein, Soares Pedro, Rai Ekta, Šarac Jelena, Šarić Tena, Sharma Varun, Pereira Luisa, Fernandes Veronica, Černý Viktor, Farjadian Shirin, Singh Deepankar Pratap, Azakli Hülya, Üstek Duran, Ekomasova Trofimova Natalia, Kutuev Ildus, Litvinov Sergei, Bermisheva Marina, Khusnutdinova Elza K, Rai Niraj, Singh Manvendra, Singh Vijay Kumar, Reddy Alla G, Tolk Helle-Viivi, Cvjetan Svjetlana, Lauc Lovorka Barac, Rudan Pavao, Michalodimitrakis Emmanuel N, Anagnou Nicholas P, Pappa Kalliopi I, Golubenko Maria V, Orekhov Vladimir, Borinskaya Svetlana A, Kaldma Katrin, Schauer Monica A, Simionescu Maya, Gusar Vladislava, Grechanina Elena, Govindaraj Periyasamy, Voevoda Mikhail, Damba Larissa, Sharma Swarkar, Singh Lalji, Semino Ornella, Behar Doron M, Yepiskoposyan Levon, Richards Martin B, Metspalu Mait, Kivisild Toomas, Thangaraj Kumarasamy, Endicott Phillip, Chaubey Gyaneshwer, Torroni Antonio, Villems Richard
Abstract excerpt
Human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup U is among the initial maternal founders in Southwest Asia and Europe and one that best indicates matrilineal genetic continuity between late Pleistocene hunter-gatherer groups and present-day populations of Europe. While most haplogroup U subclades are older than 30 thousand years, the comparatively recent coalescence time of the extant variation of haplogroup U7 (~16-19...
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