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Elmaihub ES, Alhudiri I, Ramadan AM, Eljilani M, Elzagheid A, Elfagi F, Hassen E. Analysis of BRCA1 germline variants (exons 5, 11 and 20) in breast cancer families from Libya. Libyan J Med 2024; 19:2356906. [PMID: 38785139 PMCID: PMC11210411 DOI: 10.1080/19932820.2024.2356906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Breast cancer (BC) is a leading cause of cancer deaths in Libyan women. BRCA1 variants differ globally due to the diversity of genetic makeup and populations history. Their distribution, prevalence, and significance in Libyans remain largely unexplored. This study investigated the characteristics and distribution of BRCA1 variants in exons 5, 11, and 20 in Libyan families with BC. Thirty-six BC patients at ≤ 45 years, between 46-50 years and with a family history of breast, ovarian, pancreatic or prostate cancer in close relatives, or with triple-negative BC, were selected from 33 unrelated families during 2018-2020 at the National Cancer Institute, Sabratha, Libya. From these 33 families, 20 women (18 BC patients and two unaffected) were screened for BRCA1 exons 5, 11 and 20 using Sanger sequencing. All families completed an epidemiology and family history questionnaire. Twenty-seven variants (26 in exon 11 and 1 in exon 20, minor allele frequency of < 0.01) were detected in 10 of 18 unrelated families (55.6%.) Among the 27 variants, 26 (96%) were heterozygous. A frameshift pathogenic variant, c.2643del, and one novel variant c.1366A>G were identified. Furthermore, seven variants with unknown clinical significance were detected: c.1158T>A, c.1346C>G, c.1174C>G, c.3630 G>T, c.3599A>T, and c.3400 G>C in exon 11, and c.5244T>A in exon 20. Six variants with conflicting pathogenicity interpretations, c. 3460T>A, c. 3572 G>A, c. 3700 G>C, c. 1246C>G, c. 1344C>G, and c. 1054 G>A, were also identified. Twelve benign/likely benign variants were identified. Rare BRCA1 variants that have not been reported in North Africa were found in Libyan patients. These findings provide preliminary insights into the BRCA1 variants that could contribute to hereditary BC risk in Libyans. Further functional, computational, and population analyses are essential to determine their significance and potential impact on BC risk, which could ultimately lead to more personalized management strategies.
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- Eanas Saleh Elmaihub
- Department of Molecular Biology, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, Monastir University, Monastir, Tunisia
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Sabratha University, Sabratha, Libya
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Libyan Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Libyan Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Libyan Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Libyan Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya
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- Department of Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Sabratha, Libya
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, Monastir University, Monastir, Tunisia
- Laboratory of Molecular Immuno-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Monastir University, Monastir, Tunisia
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Ghorbel M, Baklouti-Gargouri S, Keskes R, Sellami A, McElreavy K, Ammar-Keskes L. Y-chromosome haplogroups and Azoospermia Factor (AZF) analysis in Tunisian infertile male. HUM FERTIL 2023; 26:1238-1247. [PMID: 36591797 DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2022.2163194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to clarify the implication of Y chromosome genetic variations and haplogroups in Tunisian infertile men. A total of 27 Y-chromosomal binary markers partial microdeletions (gr/gr, b1/b3 and b2/b3) and copy number variation of DAZ and CDY genes in the AZFc region were analysed in 131 Tunisian infertile men with spermatogenic failure and severe reduced sperm concentrations and in 85 normospermic men as controls. Eleven different haplogroups in the overall population study (E3b2; J1J*, E1, E3b*, F, G, K, P/Q, R*, R1* and R1a1) were found. Interestingly, the J1J* haplogroup was significantly more frequent in azoo/oligospermic patients than in normospermic men (35.1% and 22.3%, respectively (p value = 0.04)). Results showed also that patients without DAZ/CDY1 copies loss and without partial microdeletions belonged to the R1 haplogroup. The relative high frequencies of two haplogroups, E3b2 (35.1%) and J (30%) was confirmed in Tunisia. We reported in the present study and for the first time, that J1J* haplogroup may confer a risk factor for infertility in the Tunisian population and we suggested that R1 haplogroup may ensure certain stability to Y-chromosome in Tunisian men.
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- Myriam Ghorbel
- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Universite de Sfax Faculte de Medecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Universite de Sfax Faculte de Medecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Universite de Sfax Faculte de Medecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Histology & Embryology, Universite de Sfax Faculte de Medecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Human Developmental Genetics Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Universite de Sfax Faculte de Medecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Histology & Embryology, Universite de Sfax Faculte de Medecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Font-Porterias N, García-Fernández C, Aizpurua-Iraola J, Comas D, Torrents D, de Cid R, Calafell F. Sequence diversity of the uniparentally transmitted portions of the genome in the resident population of Catalonia. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2022; 61:102783. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2022.102783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Insights into the Middle Eastern paternal genetic pool in Tunisia: high prevalence of T-M70 haplogroup in an Arab population. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15728. [PMID: 34344940 PMCID: PMC8333252 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95144-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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To obtain refreshed insights into the paternal lineages of Tunisian populations, Y-chromosome diversity was assessed in two populations belonging to an Arab genealogical lineage, Kairouan and Wesletia, as well as in four Tunisian Andalusian populations, Testour, Slouguia, Qalaat-El-Andalous and El Alia. The Arabs from Kairouan revealed 73.47% of E-M81 and close affinities with Berber groups, indicating they are likely arabized Berbers, clearly differentiated from the Arabs from Wesletia, who harbored the highest frequency (71.8%) of the Middle Eastern component ever observed in North Africa. In the Tunisian Andalusians, the North African component largely prevailed, followed by the Middle Eastern contribution. Global comparative analysis highlighted the heterogeneity of Tunisian populations, among which, as a whole, dominated a set of lineages ascribed to be of autochthonous Berber origin (71.67%), beside a component of essentially Middle Eastern extraction (18.35%), and signatures of Sub-Saharan (5.2%), European (3.45%) and Asiatic (1.33%) contributions. The remarkable frequency of T-M70 in Wesletia (17.4%) prompted to refine its phylogeographic analysis, allowing to confirm its Middle Eastern origin, though signs of local evolution in Northern Africa were also detected. Evidence was clear on the ancient introduction of T lineages into the region, probably since Neolithic times associated to spread of agriculture.
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Autosomal genetics and Y-chromosome haplogroup L1b-M317 reveal Mount Lebanon Maronites as a persistently non-emigrating population. Eur J Hum Genet 2020; 29:581-592. [PMID: 33273712 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-020-00765-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Currently, there are 18 different religious communities living in Lebanon. While evolving primarily within Lebanon, these communities show a level of local isolation as demonstrated previously from their Y-haplogroup distributions. In order to trace the origins and migratory patterns that may have led to the genetic isolation and autosomal clustering in some of these communities we analyzed Y-chromosome STR and SNP sample data from 6327 individuals, in addition to whole genome autosomal sample data from 609 individuals, from Mount Lebanon and other surrounding communities. We observed Y chromosome L1b Levantine STR branching that occurred around 5000 years ago. Autosomal DNA analyses suggest that the North Lebanese Mountain Maronite community possesses an ancestral Fertile Crescent genetic component distinct from other populations in the region. We suggest that the Levantine L1b group split from the Caucasus ancestral group around 7300 years ago and migrated to the Levant. This event was distinct from the earlier expansions from the Caucasus region that contributed to the wider Levantine populations. Differential cultural adaption by populations from the North Lebanese Mountains are clearly aligned with the L1b haplotype STR haplogroup clusters, indicating pre-existing and persistent cultural barriers marked by the transmission of L1b lineages. Our findings highlight the value of uniparental haplogroups and STR haplotype data for elucidating biosocial events among these populations.
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Genetic structure in the paternal lineages of South East Spain revealed by the analysis of 17 Y-STRs. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5234. [PMID: 30914710 PMCID: PMC6435739 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41580-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The genetic data of 17 Y chromosome short tandem repeats in 146 unrelated donor residents in the provinces of Granada, Málaga, and Almería (GMA) were analyzed to determine the genetic legacy of the male inhabitants of the former Kingdom of Granada. A total of 139 unique haplotypes were identified. Observed allele frequencies and haplogroup frequencies were also analyzed. By AMOVA and STRUCTURE analysis, the populations of the 3 provinces could be treated genetically as a single population. The most frequent haplogroup was R1b1b2 (58.22%). By network analysis of all individuals, we observed a distribution according to haplogroup assignment. To improve the characterization of GMA population, it was compared with those of North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, and southern Europe. In our analysis of allele frequencies and genetic distances, the GMA population lay within the Spanish population group. Further, in the STRUCTURE analysis, there was no African component in the GMA population, confirming that, based on our genetic markers, the GMA population does not reflect any male genetic influence of the North African people. The presence of African haplogroups in the GMA population is irrelevant when their frequency is compared with those in other European populations.
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Hwa HL, Wu MY, Lin CP, Hsieh WH, Yin HI, Lee TT, Lee JCI. A single nucleotide polymorphism panel for individual identification and ancestry assignment in Caucasians and four East and Southeast Asian populations using a machine learning classifier. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2019; 15:67-74. [PMID: 30649693 DOI: 10.1007/s12024-018-0071-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) profiling is an effective means of individual identification and ancestry inferences in forensic genetics. This study established a SNP panel for the simultaneous individual identification and ancestry assignment of Caucasian and four East and Southeast Asian populations. We analyzed 220 SNPs (125 autosomal, 17 X-chromosomal, 30 Y-chromosomal, and 48 mitochondrial SNPs) of the DNA samples from 563 unrelated individuals of five populations (89 Caucasian, 234 Taiwanese Han, 90 Filipino, 79 Indonesian and 71 Vietnamese) and 18 degraded DNA samples. Informativeness for assignment (In) was used to select ancestry informative SNPs (AISNPs). A machine learning classifier, support vector machine (SVM), was used for ancestry assignment. Of the 220 SNPs, 62 were individual identification SNPs (IISNPs) (51 autosomal and 11 X-chromosomal SNPs) and 191 were AISNPs (100 autosomal, 13 X-chromosomal, 30 Y-chromosomal, and 48 mitochondrial SNPs). The 51 autosomal IISNPs offered cumulative random match probabilities (cRMPs) ranging from 1.56 × 10-21 to 3.16 × 10-22 among these five populations. Using AISNPs with the SVM, the overall accuracy rate of ancestry inference achieved in the testing dataset between Caucasian, Taiwanese Han, and Filipino populations was 88.9%, whereas it was 70.0% between Caucasians and each of the four East and Southeast Asian populations. For the 18 degraded DNA samples with incomplete profiling, the accuracy rate of ancestry assignment was 94.4%. We have developed a 220-SNP panel for simultaneous individual identification and ethnic origin differentiation between Caucasian and the four East and Southeast Asian populations. This SNP panel may assist with DNA analysis of forensic casework.
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- Hsiao-Lin Hwa
- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Jen Ai Rd, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung Shan S. Rd, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung Shan S. Rd, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung Shan S. Rd, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Yourgene Bioscience, No.376-5 Fuxing Rd., Shulin Dist, New Taipei City, 238, Taiwan
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- Yourgene Bioscience, No.376-5 Fuxing Rd., Shulin Dist, New Taipei City, 238, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Jen Ai Rd, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Jen Ai Rd, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Jen Ai Rd, Taipei, 100, Taiwan.
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Prehistoric migrations through the Mediterranean basin shaped Corsican Y-chromosome diversity. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0200641. [PMID: 30067762 PMCID: PMC6070208 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The rarity of human remains makes it difficult to apprehend the first settlements in Corsica. It is admitted that initial colonization could have occurred during the Mesolithic period when glaciations would have shortened the open water travel distance from the continent. Mesolithic sites in Corsica show relatively short and irregular occupation, and suggest discontinuous settling of very mobile groups probably traveling by boat. Previous genetic studies on Corsican populations showed internal differentiation and a relatively poor genetic relationship with continental populations, despite intense historical contacts, however local Mesolithic-based genetic inheritance has never been properly estimated. The aim of this study was to explore the Corsican genetic profile of Y-chromosomes in order to trace the genetic signatures back to the first migrations to Corsica. This study included 321 samples from men throughout Corsica; samples from Provence and Tuscany were added to the cohort. All samples were typed for 92 Y-SNPs, and Y-STRs were also analyzed. Results revealed highly differentiated haplogroup patterns among Corsican populations. Haplogroup G had the highest frequency in Corsica, mostly displaying a unique Y-STR profile. When compared with Provence and Tuscany, Corsican populations displayed limited genetic proximity. Corsican populations present a remarkable Y-chromosome genetic mixture. Although the Corsican Y-chromosome profile shows similarities with both Provence and to a lesser extent Tuscany, it mainly displays its own specificity. This study confirms the high level of genetic diversity in Corsican populations and backs genetic contributions from prehistoric migrations associated with the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Metal Age eras, rather than from historical movements to Corsica, respectively attested by frequencies and TMRCA of haplogroups G2a-L91 and G2a-P15, J2a-M241 and J2-DYS445 = 6, R1b-U152 and R1b-U106. These results suggest that marine routes to reach the Corsican coast in many different points may have led to such a genetic heterogeneity.
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Jones RJ, Tay GK, Mawart A, Alsafar H. Y-Chromosome haplotypes reveal relationships between populations of the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa and South Asia. Ann Hum Biol 2017; 44:738-746. [PMID: 28948851 DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2017.1384508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is positioned at the crossroads of human migration out of Africa and through to Asia and Europe. AIM To compare the degree of genetic diversity of the Arabian UAE population with populations in other countries from the Middle East, South Asia and North Africa. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Twenty-seven Y-STR were analysed in 217 individuals. Y-STR haplotypes from this study were compared to population data stored in YHRD, using MDS and AMOVA. RESULTS Two hundred and twelve haplotypes were observed in the 217 individuals studied. Although the reduction in Y-STR loci from 27 to 17 resulted in a decrease in discriminatory power, comparisons of populations were possible. The UAE population clustered closer with other populations of the Middle East. The South Asian and North African populations were separated by Middle Eastern populations in between both clusters. CONCLUSION This is the first study to report the diversity of a population of the Arabian Peninsula using 27 Y-STR. MDS plots show that Middle Eastern populations are positioned in the centre, with African, Asian and European populations around the Arab population cluster. The findings of this study are consistent with this region being at the epicentre of human migration between continents.
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- Rebecca J Jones
- a School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology , University of Western Australia , Crawley , WA , Australia
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- b School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences , University of Western Australia , Crawley , WA , Australia.,c School of Medical and Health Sciences , Edith Cowan University , Joondalup , WA , Australia.,d Center for Biotechnology , Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research , Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
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- d Center for Biotechnology , Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research , Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
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- d Center for Biotechnology , Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research , Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates.,e Faculty of Biomedical Engineering , Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research , Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
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Ullah I, Olofsson JK, Margaryan A, Ilardo M, Ahmad H, Sikora M, Hansen AJ, Shahid Nadeem M, Fazal N, Ali M, Buchard A, Hemphill BE, Willerslev E, Allentoft ME. High Y-chromosomal Differentiation Among Ethnic Groups of Dir and Swat Districts, Pakistan. Ann Hum Genet 2017; 81:234-248. [PMID: 28771684 DOI: 10.1111/ahg.12204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Revised: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The ethnic groups that inhabit the mountainous Dir and Swat districts of northern Pakistan are marked by high levels of cultural and phenotypic diversity. To obtain knowledge of the extent of genetic diversity in this region, we investigated Y-chromosomal diversity in five population samples representing the three main ethnic groups residing within these districts, including Gujars, Pashtuns and Kohistanis. A total of 27 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (Y-STRs) and 331 Y-chromosomal single nucleotide polymorphisms (Y-SNPs) were investigated. In the Y-STRs, we observed very high and significant levels of genetic differentiation in nine of the 10 pairwise between-group comparisons (RST 0.179-0.746), and the differences were mirrored in the Y-SNP haplogroup frequency distribution. No genetic differences were found between the two Pashtun subethnic groups Tarklanis and Yusafzais (RST = 0.000). Utmankhels, also considered Pashtuns culturally, were not closely related to any of the other population samples (RST 0.451-0.746). Thus, our findings provide examples of both associations and dissociations between cultural and genetic legacies. When analyzed within a larger continental-scale context, these five ethnic groups fall mostly outside the previously characterized Y-chromosomal gene pools of the Indo-Pakistani subcontinent. Male founder effects, coupled with culturally and topographically based constraints upon marriage and movement, are likely responsible for the high degree of genetic structure in this region.
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- Inam Ullah
- Department of Genetics, Hazara University, Garden Campus, Mansehra, Pakistan.,Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Genetics, Hazara University, Garden Campus, Mansehra, Pakistan.,Islamia University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, Hazara University, Garden Campus, Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Department of Genetics, Hazara University, Garden Campus, Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, USA
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ben El Haj R, Salmi A, Regragui W, Moussa A, Bouslam N, Tibar H, Benomar A, Yahyaoui M, Bouhouche A. Evidence for prehistoric origins of the G2019S mutation in the North African Berber population. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181335. [PMID: 28723952 PMCID: PMC5517005 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The most common cause of the monogenic form of Parkinson’s disease known so far is the G2019S mutation of the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene. Its frequency varies greatly among ethnic groups and geographic regions ranging from less than 0.1% in Asia to 40% in North Africa. This mutation has three distinct haplotypes; haplotype 1 being the oldest and most common. Recent studies have dated haplotype 1 of the G2019S mutation to about 4000 years ago, but it remains controversial whether the mutation has a Near-Eastern or Moroccan-Berber ancestral origin. To decipher this evolutionary history, we genotyped 10 microsatellite markers spanning a region of 11.27 Mb in a total of 57 unrelated Moroccan PD patients carrying the G2019S mutation for which the Berber or Arab origin was established over 3 generations based on spoken language. We estimated the age of the most recent common ancestor for the 36 Arab-speaking and the 15 Berber-speaking G2019S carriers using the likelihood-based method with a mutation rate of 10−4. Data analysis suggests that the shortest haplotype originated in a patient of Berber ethnicity. The common founder was estimated to have lived 159 generations ago (95% CI 116–224) for Arab patients, and 200 generations ago (95% CI 123–348) for Berber patients. Then, 29 native North African males carrying the mutation were assessed for specific uniparental markers by sequencing the Y-chromosome (E-M81, E-M78, and M-267) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) hypervariable regions (HV1 and HV2) to examine paternal and maternal contributions, respectively. Results showed that the autochthonous genetic component reached 76% for mtDNA (Eurasian and north African haplogroups) and 59% for the Y-chromosome (E-M81 and E-M78), suggesting that the G2019S mutation may have arisen in an autochthonous DNA pool. Therefore, we conclude that LRRK2 G2019S mutation most likely originated in a Berber founder who lived at least 5000 years ago (95% CI 3075–8700).
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- Rafiqua Ben El Haj
- Research Team in Neurology and Neurogenetics, Genomics Center of Human Pathologies, Medical School and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Information and Communication Technologies, National School of Applied Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tanger, Morocco
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- Research Team in Neurology and Neurogenetics, Genomics Center of Human Pathologies, Medical School and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
- Department of Neurology and Neurogenetics, Specialties Hospital, IBN Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Information and Communication Technologies, National School of Applied Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tanger, Morocco
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- Department of Neurology and Neurogenetics, Specialties Hospital, IBN Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
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- Research Team in Neurology and Neurogenetics, Genomics Center of Human Pathologies, Medical School and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
- Department of Neurology and Neurogenetics, Specialties Hospital, IBN Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
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- Research Team in Neurology and Neurogenetics, Genomics Center of Human Pathologies, Medical School and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
- Department of Neurology and Neurogenetics, Specialties Hospital, IBN Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
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- Research Team in Neurology and Neurogenetics, Genomics Center of Human Pathologies, Medical School and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
- Department of Neurology and Neurogenetics, Specialties Hospital, IBN Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
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- Research Team in Neurology and Neurogenetics, Genomics Center of Human Pathologies, Medical School and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
- Department of Neurology and Neurogenetics, Specialties Hospital, IBN Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
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Triki-Fendri S, Sánchez-Diz P, Rey-González D, Alfadhli S, Ayadi I, Ben Marzoug R, Carracedo Á, Rebai A. Genetic structure of the Kuwaiti population revealed by paternal lineages. Am J Hum Biol 2015; 28:203-12. [PMID: 26293354 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Revised: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE We analyzed the Y-chromosome haplogroup diversity in the Kuwaiti population to gain a more complete overview of its genetic landscape. METHOD A sample of 117 males from the Kuwaiti population was studied through the analysis of 22 Y-SNPs. The results were then interpreted in conjunction with those of other populations from the Middle East, South Asia, North and East Africa, and East Europe. RESULTS The analyzed markers allowed the discrimination of 19 different haplogroups with a diversity of 0.7713. J-M304 was the most frequent haplogroup in the Kuwaiti population (55.5%) followed by E-M96 (18%). They revealed a genetic homogeneity between the Kuwaiti population and those of the Middle East (FST = 6.1%, P-value < 0.0001), although a significant correlation between genetic and geographic distances was found (r = 0.41, P-value = 0.009). Moreover, the nonsignificant pairwise FST genetic distances between the Kuwait population on the one hand and the Arabs of Iran and those of Sudan on the other, corroborate the hypothesis of bidirectional gene flow between Arabia and both Iran and Sudan. CONCLUSION Overall, we have revealed that the Kuwaiti population has experienced significant gene flow from neighboring populations like Saudi Arabia, Iran, and East Africa. Therefore, we have confirmed that the population of Kuwait is genetically coextensive with those of the Middle East.
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Affiliation(s)
- Soumaya Triki-Fendri
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP1177 Route Sidi Mansour Km 6, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Forensic Genetics Unit, Institute of Forensic Science, University of Santiago De Compostela, Santiago De Compostela, Galicia, Spain
| | - Danel Rey-González
- Forensic Genetics Unit, Institute of Forensic Science, University of Santiago De Compostela, Santiago De Compostela, Galicia, Spain
| | - Suad Alfadhli
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait
| | - Imen Ayadi
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP1177 Route Sidi Mansour Km 6, Sfax, Tunisia
| | - Riadh Ben Marzoug
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP1177 Route Sidi Mansour Km 6, Sfax, Tunisia
| | - Ángel Carracedo
- Forensic Genetics Unit, Institute of Forensic Science, University of Santiago De Compostela, Santiago De Compostela, Galicia, Spain.,Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
| | - Ahmed Rebai
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, BP1177 Route Sidi Mansour Km 6, Sfax, Tunisia
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