Table 2. Ages of microsatellite variation and mean variance of microsatellite loci within J-M241 haplogroup in Turkey, the Balkans and Italy.

Region (N)	Age of microsatellite variationa ±SEb (ky)
Turkeyc (5)	10.1±3.4
Albaniad (8)	5.4±2.5
FYROMd (9)	2.4±1.2
Greeced,e (5)	2.9±1.2
Central Italyd (5)	5.8±1.4
Apuliad (5)	9.6±3.4
Sicilyf (11)	10.0±5.4

^aValues computed over the following microsatellite loci: DYS19, DYS388, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS439 and DYS460 (values of YCAa,b were excluded from the calculation because of the impossibility of assigning each allele to one or the other locus of this ambiguous system). Ages of microsatellite variation were estimated as reported in Sengupta et al.³⁷ Owing to the small sample sizes, the estimates of the expansion time should be considered indicative.

^bSE was computed over loci.^{43, 57}

^cCinnioglu et al²⁹ (region 5 (n=2), region 6 (n=1), region 9 (n=2)); values computed with DYS461 in place of DYS460.

^dPresent paper.

^eGreeks (n=4), Macedonian Greek (n=1).

^fDi Gaetano et al.⁵⁹