Author/Authors :
Asgharzadeh, Mohammad tabriz university of medical sciences - Biotechnology Research Center, تبريز, ايران , Samadi Kafil, Hossein aja university of medical sciences - Epidemiology Research Center, ايران , Ranjbar, Ahmad tabriz university of medical sciences - Hematology and Oncology Research Center, تبريز, ايران , Rahimipour, Ali shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Department of Clinical Biochemistry, تهران, ايران , Najati, Kazem tabriz university of medical sciences - Biotechnology Research Center, تبريز, ايران , Rahbani Nobar, Mohammad tabriz university of medical sciences - Biotechnology Research Center, تبريز, ايران
Abstract :
In order to investigate the molecular diversity of mtDNA in Azeri population, 133 Azeri subjects inhabiting different regions of Azerbaijan (Iran) were selected. Blood samples were taken from these subjects for mtDNA extraction. The extracted mtDNA samples were then studied by the PCR-RFLP method. Fourteen haplogroups were characterized from which 82% were identified as European specific haplogroups. The H haplogroup was the most frequent and 79 haplotypes were specified. In this study, the Iranian Azeri population was found to be a heterogenic population where all the specific haplogroups of Asians, Europeans and Africans were present in the studied population. Comparing the haplogroups of the present investigation with other populations indicated a very close similarity with other Iranian populations, but was different from haplogroups of other Asian populations who also speak the Azeri language.
Keywords :
Azeri , Population , Iran , mtDNA , Diversity , Haplogroup
