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Finns
Friday 21 November 2003
135 different mtDNA haplotypes has been identified. The most common haplogroups were haplogroup-H (40.0%) and haplogroup-U (27.5%). Subhaplogroup-U5b, which contains earlier described "Saami motif", consisted majority (65.5%) of the sample in the haplogroup-U.
Analysis of the mtDNA sequence hypervariable regions I and II showed that the mtDNA diversity within the Finnish population sample was comparable to other European populations and uniformly distributed.
This is contrary to the Y-STR "minimal haplotype" diversity, which in Finland is lower than in any of the other European populations studied so far.
See also
Saami
Scandinavians
References
Hedman M, Brandstatter A, Pimenoff V, Sistonen P, Palo JU, Parson W, Sajantila A. Finnish mitochondrial DNA HVS-I and HVS-II population data.
Forensic Sci Int. 2007 Mar 1; PMID: 17336475
Finnila S, Hassinen IE, Ala-Kokko L, Majamaa K. Phylogenetic network of the mtDNA haplogroup U in Northern Finland based on sequence analysis of the complete coding region by conformation-sensitive gel electrophoresis. Am J Hum Genet. 2000 Mar;66(3):1017-26. PMID: 10712215
Peltonen L, Jalanko A, Varilo T. Molecular genetics of the Finnish disease heritage. Hum Mol Genet. 1999;8(10):1913-23. PMID: 10469845