title: Population genetics of 8 Y chromosome STR loci in Macedonians and Macedonian Romani (Gypsy).
abstract: Eight Y chromosome short tandem repeat (STR) polymorphisms (DYS19, DYS385, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393) were analyzed in Macedonians (n = 84) and Macedonian Romani ethnic group (n = 68). Observed allelic frequency distribution and locus diversity values in Macedonians correspond closer to neighboring southeastern European populations than (mostly) western European populations, whereas observed allelic frequency distribution and locus diversity values in Macedonian Romani, as expected based on their Asian (Indian) origin, differ from both neighboring southeastern and (mostly) western European populations. Sixty-six (78.57%) haplotypes appeared in single copies in Macedonians and 15 (22.06%) in Macedonian Romani. The most frequent Macedonian haplotypes (DYS19-DYS385-DYS389I-DYS389II-DYS390-DYS391-DYS392-DYS393) 16-14/15-13-31-24-11-11-13 and 13-16/18-13-30-24-10-11-13 were found in 7 and 6 copies, respectively. The most frequent Macedonian Romani haplotype 15-15/17-14-29-22-10-11-12 was found in 18 males. Total haplotype diversity was 0.9885 +/- 0.0058 (Macedonians) and 0.9008 +/- 0.0242 (Macedonian Romani).
authors.affiliation: Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia. mpericic@inantro.hr
authors.forename: Marijana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pericić
authors.forename: Irena Martinović
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Klarić
authors.forename: Lovorka Barać
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Lauc
authors.forename: Branka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Janićijević
authors.forename: Dobrivoje
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dordević
authors.forename: Ljudmila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Efremovska
authors.forename: Pavao
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rudan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D018843:Republic of North Macedonia; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences