TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of mitochondrial DNA control region lineages in Iraq
AU - Al-Zahery, Nadia
AU - Saunier, Jessica
AU - Ellingson, Katharine
AU - Parson, Walther
AU - Parsons, Thomas J.
AU - Irwin, Jodi A.
N1 - Funding Information:
We are deeply thankful to all donors who contributed their DNA sample to this study. We warmly thank Silvana Santachiara-Benerecetti and Ornella Semino for the helpful discussions and critical reading of the manuscript. We also thank Melissa Scheible, Kimberly Andreaggi, Toni Diegoli, Bettina Zimmermann, Gabriela Huber and Alexander Röck for their help in data generation and data handling, as well as LTC Louis Finelli, Lanelle Chisolm, James Canik, Brion Smith and the American Registry of Pathology for their help in making this work possible. The opinions and assertions contained herein are solely those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as views of the US Department of Defense or the US Department of the Army. This research received support from the Institute of International Education (to N.A-Z.), Fondazione Alma Mater Ticinensins, PRIN 2009, FIRB-Futuro in Ricerca 2008 (to O.S.) the US National Institute of Justice (Interagency agreement 2005-DN-R-086) and the Austrian Science Fund FWF TR L397. N.A-Z. was supported by Institute of International Education fellowship.
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - To evaluate the utility of mtDNA control region data for the purposes of forensic DNA testing in Iraq, a sample of 182 subjects (128 Arab Muslims, 15 Kurd Muslims, 22 Assyrian Christians and 17 Mandaean Arabs) was tested. High numbers of singleton haplotypes were observed among Arabs, Kurds and Assyrians, but fewer were found in Mandaeans. High molecular diversity and low random match probabilities confirmed the value of control region data in the investigation of maternal genetic lineages among the Iraqi population.
AB - To evaluate the utility of mtDNA control region data for the purposes of forensic DNA testing in Iraq, a sample of 182 subjects (128 Arab Muslims, 15 Kurd Muslims, 22 Assyrian Christians and 17 Mandaean Arabs) was tested. High numbers of singleton haplotypes were observed among Arabs, Kurds and Assyrians, but fewer were found in Mandaeans. High molecular diversity and low random match probabilities confirmed the value of control region data in the investigation of maternal genetic lineages among the Iraqi population.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00414-012-0757-8
DO - 10.1007/s00414-012-0757-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 22926116
AN - SCOPUS:84879503638
SN - 0937-9827
VL - 127
SP - 373
EP - 375
JO - International Journal of Legal Medicine
JF - International Journal of Legal Medicine
IS - 2
ER -