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. 2013 Jun 20;8(6):e66102. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066102

Table 1. Distribution of Hg N in Eurasian populations.

Region Populations Size N-M231 N% References
Europe South Europeans 1579 0 0 Rootsi,et al, 2007; Capelli,et al.2007; King,et al.2008; Martinez,et al.2007
West Europeans 361 0 0 Rootsi,et al, 2007; Gusmao,et al.2008; López-Parra,et al.2009
North Europeans 3595 1267 35.24 Rootsi,et al, 2007; Mirabal,et al.2009; Balanovsk,et al.2008; Lappalainen, et al, 2006; 2008
East Europeans 2508 510 20.33 Derenko,et al, 2007; Rootsi,et al, 2007
Caucasus (pooled) 1404 3 0.21 Rootsi,et al, 2007
West Asia Turks 523 20 3.82 Rootsi,et al, 2007
Iranians 185 0 0 Derenko,et al, 2007; Rootsi, et al, 2007
West Asians 668 23 3.44 Cinnioğlu,et al.2004; Regueiro,et al.2006
North Asia Siberians 3381 1294 38.27 Derenko,et al, 2007; Rootsi,et al, 2007; Sengupta,et al.2006; Hammer,et al.2006
Central Asia Central Asians 824 53 6.43 Derenko,et al, 2007; Rootsi,et al, 2007; Zhong, et al. 2011
East Asia Koreans 297 10 3.37 Hammer,et al.2006; Derenko,et al, 2007; Rootsi,et al, 2007; Zhong, et al. 2011; present study
Japanese 877 16 1.82 Rootsi,et al, 2007; Hammer,et al.2006; Nonaka,et al.2007
Altai (Northeastern China) 874 78 8.92 Hammer,et al.2006; Derenko,et al, 2007; Rootsi,et al, 2007; Zhong, et al. 2011; present study
Altai (Northwestern China) 377 13 3.45 present study
Tibetans 2459 147 5.98 Rootsi, et al, 2007; present study
Northern Han 947 69 7.29 Rootsi,et al, 2007; Zhong, et al. 2011; present study
Southern Han 1114 82 7.36 Hammer,et al.2006; Rootsi,et al, 2007; Zhong, et al. 2011; present study
Taiwan Aborigines 139 1 0.72 Hammer,et al.2006; Rootsi,et al, 2007
Taiwan Chinese 110 6 5.45 Rootsi,et al, 2007
Tibeto-Burmans (Southwestern China) 409 57 13.94 Rootsi,et al, 2007; Zhong, et al. 2011; present study
Hmong-Miens (Southwestern China) 477 6 1.26 Rootsi,et al, 2007; Zhong, et al. 2011; present study
Daic people (Southwestern China) 528 17 3.22 Rootsi,et al, 2007; Zhong, et al. 2011; present study
Austro-Asiatic people (Southwestern China) 155 16 10.32 Zhong, et al. 2011; present study
Southeast Asia Cambodians 371 1 0.27 Rootsi,et al, 2007; present study
Laotians 803 4 0.50 Cai,et al, 2011; He,et al, 2012
Vietnamese 285 4 1.40 Rootsi,et al, 2007; He,et al, 2012
Thai 17 0 0 He,et al, 2012
Indonesian 2291 2 0.09 Rootsi,et al, 2007; Karafet,et al, 2010
Malaysians 72 0 0 Rootsi,et al, 2007; Karafet,et al, 2010
Filipinos 135 0 0 Rootsi,et al, 2007; Karafet,et al, 2010
Southeast Asians 230 3 1.30 Hammer,et al.2006
South Asia South Asians 2505 2 0.08 Rootsi,et al, 2007; Sengupta,et al.2006; Gayden,et al.2007
Oceania Oceanians 646 0 0 Rootsi,et al, 2007