Mitochondrial DNA control region population data from Macedonia

Bettina Zimmermann; Anita Brandstätter; Nina Duftner; Daniela Niederwieser; Mirko Spiroski; Todor Arsov; Walther Parson

doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.03.002

Mitochondrial DNA control region population data from Macedonia

Forensic Sci Int Genet. 2007 Dec;1(3-4):e4-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.03.002. Epub 2007 May 9.

Authors

Bettina Zimmermann¹, Anita Brandstätter, Nina Duftner, Daniela Niederwieser, Mirko Spiroski, Todor Arsov, Walther Parson

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Legal Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Müllerstrasse 44, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.

PMID: 19083765
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.03.002

Abstract

Mitochondrial DNA sequences of the entire control region were analyzed in 200 unrelated individuals from Macedonia. A total of 163 different haplotypes were found as determined by 177 polymorphic sites. The probability of a random match was calculated as 1:121 (0.83%). The basic phylogenetic structure of the Macedonian population as derived from its haplogroup distribution is in agreement with other West-Eurasian populations. Upon publication, the population data are going to be available in the EMPOP database (www.empop.org) [W. Parson, A. Dür, EMPOP--a forensic mtDNA database, FSI:Genetics 1 (2) (2007) 88-92; W. Parson, A. Brandstätter, A. Alonso, N. Brandt, B. Brinkmann, A. Carracedo, et al., The EDNAP mitochondrial DNA population database (EMPOP) collaborative exercises: organisation, results and perspectives, Forensic Sci. Int. 139 (2-3) (2004) 215-226.].

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics*
Databases, Nucleic Acid
Female
Forensic Genetics
Genetics, Population*
Haplotypes
Humans
Locus Control Region
Male
Phylogeny
Republic of North Macedonia

Substances

DNA, Mitochondrial