Mitochondrial DNA Control Region Variation in Lebanon, Jordan, and Bahrain

• NCJ Number: 254119
• Journal: Forensic Science International: Genetics Volume: 42 Dated: September2019 Pages: 99-102
• Date Published: September 2019
• Author(s): Bettina Zimmermann; Kimberly Sturk-Andreagg; Nicole Huber; Catarina Xavier; Jessica Saunier; Mohammad Tahir; Eliane Chouery; Nadine Jalkh; Andre Magarbane; Martin Bodner; Michael Coble; Jodi Irwin; Thomas Parsons; Walther Parson
• Length: 4 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2005-DN-R-086-1
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)

Annotation

This study examined the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region variation in Middle Eastern populations (610 individuals from Lebanon, Jordan and the Kingdom of Bahrain) for which population data are scarce.

Abstract

FST comparison among populations revealed that there are significant differences in mtDNA distributions between Bahrain and the two other populations; however, Lebanon and Jordan showed no significant differences. This was also reflected by the distribution of the observed lineages that differed prominently between Bahrain and the other two investigated populations. Jordan and Lebanon fit the hitherto known genetic results of the Levant population. Data are available via EMPOP (https://empop.online) and GenBank. (publisher abstract modified)