Article
High mitochondrial sequence diversity in linguistic isolates of the Alps.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 1996
Stenico M, Nigro L, Bertorelle G, Calafell F, Capitanio M, Corrain C, Barbujani G
Abstract excerpt
Segment I of the control region of mtDNA (360 bases) was sequenced in seven samples, each of 10 individuals inhabiting villages in the eastern Italian Alps (South Tyrol and Trentino). Three linguistic groups, German, Italian, and Ladin, were represented by two samples each; the seventh sample comes from an isolated group of German origin, the Mocheni, who are linguistically distinct and geographically separated...
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