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From: Rebekah <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Haplogroup N in Hungary
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:09:15 -0500
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Dienekes,

Could that be related to this paper? It seems to be the last thing
published by this group.:/

Mitochondrial DNA of ancient Cumanians: culturally Asian steppe nomadic
immigrants with substantially more Western Eurasian mitochondrial DNA
lineages. Erika Bogacsi-Szabo, Tibor Kalmar, Bernadett Csanyi, Gyongyver
Tomory, Agnes Czibula, Katalin Priskin, Ferenc Horvath, Christopher
Stephen Downes and Istvan Rasko.
Human Biology 77.5 (Oct 2005): p639(24).

*Abstract:*

The Cumanians were originally Asian pastoral nomads who in the 13th
century migrated to Hungary. We have examined mitochondrial DNA from
members of the earliest Cumanian population in Hungary from two
archeologically well-documented excavations and from 74 modern
Hungarians from different rural locations in Hungary. Haplogroups were
defined based on HVS I sequences and examinations of
haplogroup-associated polymorphic sites of the protein coding region and
of HVS II. To exclude contamination, some ancient DNA samples were
cloned. A database was created from previously published mtDNA HVS I
sequences (representing 2,615 individuals from different Asian and
European populations) and 74 modern Hungarian sequences from the present
study. This database was used to determine the relationships between the
ancient Cumanians, modern Hungarians, and Eurasian populations and to
estimate the genetic distances between these populations. We attempted
to deduce the genetic trace of the migration of Cumanians. This study is
the first ancient DNA characterization of an eastern pastoral nomad
population that migrated into Europe. The results indicate that, while
still possessing a Central Asian steppe culture, the Cumanians received
a large admixture of maternal genes from more westerly populations
before arriving in Hungary. A similar dilution of genetic, but not
cultural, factors may have accompanied the settlement of other Asian
nomads in Europe.

KEY WORDS: ANCIENT mtDNA, mtDNA, HVS I, HVS II, CUMANIANS, HUNGARIANS.


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Regards,
Rebekah


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