Genetic Archeological Perspective on the Origin of Yakuts |
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Authors: | Gouriev I. P. |
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Affiliation: | (1) Yakut Research Institute of Agriculture, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yakutsk, 677001 Sakha Republic, Russia |
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Abstract: | Published data on two cases of linkage disequilibrium in Yakuts are analyzed. These are the disequilibria between loci HLA-A and HLA-Band between the mutation of gene SCA1 responsible for type 1 spinocerebellar ataxia and its flanking microsatellites D6S274 andD6S89. Both cases are regarded as consequences of the founder effect. The genetic archeological approach has been used to calculate the historical period when the mutant SCA1 gene and the HLA-A1B17 haplotype spread in the population. It has been found that this was approximately 60–70 generations (1500–1750 years) ago in both cases. The time of the segregation of haplotype HLA-A1B17 has also been calculated for some other populations. Caucasoids have proved to be the oldest carriers of this gene, which agrees with the well-known notion that HLA-A1 originated in Indo-Europeans. The general distribution of HLA genes in Yakuts is similar to that in east-central Asian Mongoloids; therefore, it is concluded that that Yakuts are east-central Asian Mongoloids by origin, except for the founder that had haplotype A1B17. Historically, the time of the appearance of this haplotype coincided with the period when Saks conquered east-central Asia; therefore, it is hypothesized that the aforementioned founder was a Sak. |
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