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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Y chromosome evidence for a founder effect in Ashkenazi Jews
European Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 13, No. 3, Year 2005
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Recent genetic studies, based on Y chromosome polymorphic markers, showed that Ashkenazi Jews are more closely related to other Jewish and Middle Eastern groups than to their host populations in Europe. However, Ashkenazim have an elevated frequency of R-M17, the dominant Y chromosome haplogroup in Eastern Europeans, suggesting possible gene flow. In the present study of 495 Y chromosomes of Ashkenazim, 57 (11.5%) were found to belong to R-M17. Detailed analyses of haplotype structure, diversity and geographic distribution suggest a founder effect for this haplogroup, introduced at an early stage into the evolving Ashkenazi community in Europe. R-M17 chromosomes in Ashkenazim may represent vestiges of the mysterious Khazars. © 2005 Nature Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nebel, Almut
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Israel, Jerusalem
Hebrew University-hadassah Medical School
Germany, Kiel
Christian-albrechts-universität zu Kiel
Filon, Dvora
Israel, Jerusalem
Hebrew University-hadassah Medical School
Faerman, Marina
Israel, Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Soodyall, Himla
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Oppenheim, Ariella B.
Israel, Jerusalem
Hebrew University-hadassah Medical School
Statistics
Citations: 25
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201319
ISSN:
10184813
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics