title: Mitochondrial DNA control region analysis of three ethnic groups in the Republic of Macedonia.
abstract: A total of 444 individuals representing three ethnic groups (Albanians, Turks and Romanies) in the Republic of Macedonia were sequenced in the mitochondrial control region. The mtDNA haplogroup composition differed between the three groups. Our results showed relatively high frequencies of haplogroup H12 in Albanians (8.8%) and less in Turks (3.3%), while haplogroups M5a1 and H7a1a were dominant in Romanies (13.7% and 10.3%, respectively) but rare in the former two. This highlights the importance of regional sampling for forensic mtDNA databasing purposes. These population data will be available on EMPOP under accession numbers EMP00644 (Albanians), EMP00645 (Romanies) and EMP00646 (Turks).
authors: Institute of Forensic Medicine, Criminalistic and Medical Deontology, Medical Faculty, University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius", Skopje, Macedonia.
authors: Renata
authors: R
authors: Jankova-Ajanovska
authors: Institute of Legal Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors: Bettina
authors: B
authors: Zimmermann
authors: Institute of Legal Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors: Gabriela
authors: G
authors: Huber
authors: Institute of Legal Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors: Alexander W
authors: AW
authors: Röck
authors: Institute of Legal Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Bodner
authors: Institute of Forensic Medicine, Criminalistic and Medical Deontology, Medical Faculty, University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius", Skopje, Macedonia.
authors: Zlatko
authors: Z
authors: Jakovski
authors: Institute of Forensic Medicine, Criminalistic and Medical Deontology, Medical Faculty, University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius", Skopje, Macedonia.
authors: Biljana
authors: B
authors: Janeska
authors: Institute of Forensic Medicine, Criminalistic and Medical Deontology, Medical Faculty, University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius", Skopje, Macedonia.
authors: Aleksej
authors: A
authors: Duma
authors: Institute of Legal Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; Penn State Eberly College of Science, University Park, PA, USA. Electronic address: walther.parson@i-med.ac.at.
authors: Walther
authors: W
authors: Parson
mesh_terms: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018843:Republic of North Macedonia
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Albanians; EMPOP; Haplogroups; Romanies; Turks; mtDNA