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From: ellen Levy <>
Subject: Question regarding MtDNA Subtyping
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 10:30:05 -0800 (PST)


Hi List:

I have a question regarding Luisa Pereira's most
recent study on MtDNA H, entitled "High Resolution
MtDNA Evidence for the Late-Glacial Resettlement of
Europe from an Iberian Refugium." I believe FTDNA may
already have this study in their library??

In any case, reading Table 1, it discusses the number
and proportion of H MtDNAs, and in the next column,
the number of H MtDNAs sub-typed for the study. There
is sometimes a significant difference between these
two columns. Does anyone have any suggestions as to
why a number of these H results were never sub-typed?

For example, if you examine the Ashkenazi H results,
only 29 out of 119 were subtyped. I know this isn't
due to the remainder falling to the CRS, because only
40 out of the 119 do. This leaves 50 results that
were never sub-typed. Do I assume that the remaining
50 fall into H sub-clades not addressed in the study
(H8-H12)?

Ellen Coffman

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