title: [The Russian gene pool. Frequency of genetic markers].
abstract: Frequency distribution of several genetic markers was studied in ethnic Russians from the Moscow, Bryansk, Ryazan', Kostroma, Novgorod, Arkhangel'sk, and Sverdlovsk oblasts and Udmurtiya. Systems AB0, RH, HP, TF, GC, PI, C'3, ACP1, PGM1, ESD, GLO1, 6PGD, and AK were analyzed in most samples. New data on informative polymorphic genetic loci showed that the Russian gene pool mostly displays Caucasoid features. In addition, Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) DYS19, DYS390, and YCAII were analyzed in the Russian samples. STRs of the chromosome are particularly valuable for elucidating ethnogenetic processes in Eastern Europe. Frequency distributions of the Y-chromosomal markers in Russians were intermediate between those of West European populations and eastern Finno-Ugric ethnoses of the Volga region. A marked longitudinal gradient was revealed for frequencies of several molecular markers.
authors.affiliation: Medical Genetic Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, 115478 Russia. med_gen@yahoo.com
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Spitsyn
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kuchheuser
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Makarov
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Bychkovskaia
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Paĭ
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Balanovskiĭ
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Afanas'eva
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics; D005788:Gene Pool; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D012426:Russia; D014998:Y Chromosome
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D004247:DNA