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@article{citeulike:511923, abstract = {Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region sequences were determined in 54 unrelated Greeks, coming from different regions in Greece, for both segments HVR-I and HVR-II. Fifty-two different mtDNA haplotypes were revealed, one of which was shared by three individuals. A very low heterogeneity was found among Greek regions. No one cluster of lineages was specific to individuals coming from a certain region. The average pairwise difference distribution showed a value of 7.599. The data were compared with that for other European or neighbor populations (British, French, Germans, Tuscans, Bulgarians, and Turks). The genetic trees that were constructed revealed homogeneity between Europeans. Median networks revealed that most of the Greek mtDNA haplotypes are clustered to the five known haplogroups and that a number of haplotypes are shared among Greeks and other European and Near Eastern populations.}, address = {Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.}, author = {Kouvatsi, A. and Karaiskou, N. and Apostolidis, A. and Kirmizidis, G.}, citeulike-article-id = {511923}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11804201}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=11804201}, issn = {0018-7143}, journal = {Hum Biol}, keywords = {british, bulgarians, control, french, germans, greece, greek, mt, turks, tuscans}, month = {December}, number = {6}, pages = {855--869}, posted-at = {2006-02-20 01:23:03}, priority = {5}, title = {Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in Greeks.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11804201}, volume = {73}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:511923 L3 - citeulike-article-id:511923 N2 - Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region sequences were determined in 54 unrelated Greeks, coming from different regions in Greece, for both segments HVR-I and HVR-II. Fifty-two different mtDNA haplotypes were revealed, one of which was shared by three individuals. A very low heterogeneity was found among Greek regions. No one cluster of lineages was specific to individuals coming from a certain region. The average pairwise difference distribution showed a value of 7.599. The data were compared with that for other European or neighbor populations (British, French, Germans, Tuscans, Bulgarians, and Turks). The genetic trees that were constructed revealed homogeneity between Europeans. Median networks revealed that most of the Greek mtDNA haplotypes are clustered to the five known haplogroups and that a number of haplotypes are shared among Greeks and other European and Near Eastern populations. IS - 6 JF - Hum Biol SN - 0018-7143 AD - Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. EP - 869 TI - Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in Greeks. VL - 73 SP - 855 KW - british KW - bulgarians KW - control KW - french KW - germans KW - greece KW - greek KW - mt KW - turks KW - tuscans AU - Kouvatsi, A AU - Karaiskou, N AU - Apostolidis, A AU - Kirmizidis, G PY - 2001/12// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11804201 ER -