Genetic studies in south Balkan populations

Coll Antropol. 2003 Dec;27(2):501-6.

Abstract

Within a study of the genetics of Balkan populations, four DNA-STR systems and 19 classical markers were examined in seven samples: Romanians (two groups), Albanians, Greeks and Aromuns (three groups). The results for the DNA-STR systems have been compared with data from the literature. The results show four clear separated groups: sub-Saharan black populations, North-African, Japanese and European populations. The large Balkan populations, except the Greek sample, are genetically more homogenous than the Aromun populations. A second Neighbor-joining tree based on all 23 analyzed systems, show a particular trend of the Aromun groups, which indicates a particular genetic structure.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Albania
  • Blood Group Antigens / genetics
  • Blood Proteins / genetics
  • DNA Fingerprinting*
  • Ethnicity / genetics*
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetics, Population*
  • Greece
  • Humans
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Romania
  • Tandem Repeat Sequences*

Substances

  • Blood Group Antigens
  • Blood Proteins