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The genome-wide structure of the Jewish people

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  • Doron M. Behar

    (Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Rambam Health Care Campus
    University of Tartu)

  • Bayazit Yunusbayev

    (University of Tartu
    Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Mait Metspalu

    (University of Tartu)

  • Ene Metspalu

    (University of Tartu)

  • Saharon Rosset

    (School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University)

  • Jüri Parik

    (University of Tartu)

  • Siiri Rootsi

    (University of Tartu)

  • Gyaneshwer Chaubey

    (University of Tartu)

  • Ildus Kutuev

    (University of Tartu
    Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Guennady Yudkovsky

    (Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Rambam Health Care Campus
    Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Research Institute, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)

  • Elza K. Khusnutdinova

    (Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Oleg Balanovsky

    (Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences)

  • Ornella Semino

    (Università di Pavia)

  • Luisa Pereira

    (Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP)
    Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto)

  • David Comas

    (Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-UPF), CEXS-UPF-PRBB and CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública)

  • David Gurwitz

    (Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University)

  • Batsheva Bonne-Tamir

    (Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University)

  • Tudor Parfitt

    (Faculty of Languages and Cultures, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London)

  • Michael F. Hammer

    (University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA)

  • Karl Skorecki

    (Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Rambam Health Care Campus
    Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Research Institute, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)

  • Richard Villems

    (University of Tartu)

Abstract

The Jewish line A comparison of genomic data from 14 Jewish communities across the world with data from 69 non-Jewish populations reveals a close relationship between most of today's Jews and non-Jewish populations from the Levant. This fits in with the idea that most contemporary Jews are descended from ancient Hebrew and Israelite residents of the Levant. By contrast, the Ethiopian and Indian Jewish communities cluster with neighbouring non-Jewish populations in Ethiopia and western India, respectively. This may be partly because a greater degree of genetic, religious and cultural crossover took place when the Jewish communities in these areas became established.

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  • Doron M. Behar & Bayazit Yunusbayev & Mait Metspalu & Ene Metspalu & Saharon Rosset & Jüri Parik & Siiri Rootsi & Gyaneshwer Chaubey & Ildus Kutuev & Guennady Yudkovsky & Elza K. Khusnutdinova & Oleg , 2010. "The genome-wide structure of the Jewish people," Nature, Nature, vol. 466(7303), pages 238-242, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:466:y:2010:i:7303:d:10.1038_nature09103
    DOI: 10.1038/nature09103
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