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. 2009 Oct 7;18(3):354–363. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.168

Table 1. mtDNA haplogroup frequencies in six Indian Muslims and potential source populations.

Haplogroups Indian Shiaa Indian Sunnia Dawoodi Bohra (TN)a Dawoodi Bohra (GUJ)a Mapplaa Iranian Shiaa Indian non-Muslimsb Arabiac Iranb
No. of individuals 120 131 62 50 61 48 598 553 436
Central Asiand 0.01 0.01 0.13 0.02 0.07 0.10 0.04 0.03
West Eurasiane 0.15 0.05 0.15 0.14 0.05 0.54 0.14 0.61 0.75
Africanf 0.05 0.13
Arabiang 0.15 0.08 0.01 0.18 0.03
U7 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.10 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.01 0.09
W 0.03 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.03
Indianh 0.76 0.85 0.44 0.64 0.84 0.27 0.74 0.06 0.07
a

Present study, (TN, Tamil Nadu and GUJ, Gujarat).

b

Comparative data are from Metspalu et al.17

c

Comparative data are from Abu-Amero et al.20

d

Central Asian haplogroups include A, B, F, MD and MG.

e

West Eurasian haplogroups include H, HV, I, J, T, U, U1, U2, U2e, U3, U4, U5, U6, N, N1, N2, U9, UK and X.

f

African haplogroups include L and M1.

g

Arabian haplogroups include pHV (R01).

h

Indian haplogroups include M*, M18, M2, M25, M3, M4, M5, M6, M30, M31, M33, M34, M35, M36, M37, M38, M40, M45, M46, M47, M49, M52, R*, R2, R30, R31, R5, R6, R7, R8, U2a, U2b and U2c.

For detailed haplogroup frequencies of all the six Indian Muslim populations see Supplementary Table 2.