Supplementary Table

Population / References / N / Carriers / testedindividuals
Carrier frequency
c.35delG / c.235delC
Russian Federation
Siberia
Yakuts (SakhaRepublic, Yakutia) / this study / 247
(120) / 1/247
0.004 / 0/120
Yakuts (SakhaRepublic, Yakutia) / [1] / 106 / 1/106
0.009 / -
Altaians (AltaiRepublic) / this study / 230 / 0/230 / 8/230
0.035
Volga-UralRegion
Bashkirs / thisstudy / 400 / 1/400
0.003 / 0/400
Tatars / thisstudy / 96 / 1/96
0.010 / 0/96
Chuvashes / thisstudy / 100 / 0/100 / 0/100
Chuvashes / [1] / 154 / 4/154
0.026 / -
Chuvashes / [2] / 400 / 6/400
0.015 / -
Mordvins / thisstudy / 80 / 5/80
0.062 / 1/80
0.012
Udmurts / thisstudy / 80 / 3/80
0.037 / 0/80
Udmurts / [2] / 434 / 3/434
0.007 / -
Komi-Permyaks / this study / 80 / 0/80 / 0/80
Komi / [1] / 51 / 0/51 / -
Mari / [2] / 402 / 8/402
0.020 / -
Russians / thisstudy / 92 / 2/92
0.022 / 0/92
CentralFederalDistrict
Russians / [2] / 660 / 22/660
0.033 / -
Southern Federal District
Russians / [3] / 656 / 19/656
0.029 / -
Caucasus
Abkhazians (Abkhazia) / thisstudy / 80 / 3/80
0.038 / 0/80
Avars (Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation) / thisstudy / 60 / 0/60 / 1/60
0.017
Cherkessians (Karachay-CherkessRepublic,Russian Federation) / thisstudy / 80 / 1/80
0.013 / 0/80
Ihgushes (IngushRepublic,Russian Federation) / thisstudy / 80 / 0/80 / 0/80
Eastern Europe
Belarusians (Belarus) / this study / 97 / 6/97
0.062 / 0/97
Ukrainians (Ukraine) / thisstudy / 90 / 3/90
0.033 / 0/90
Czech Republic / [4] / 195 / 4/195
0.021 / -
Czech Republic / [5] / 503 / 17/503
0.034 / -
Poland / [6] / 150 / 3/150
0.020 / -
Slovaks (Slovakia) / [7] / 333 / 12/333
0.036 / -
Slovenia / [4] / 182 / 1/182
0.005 / -
RomanyGypsy (Hungary) / [8] / 346 / 3/346
0.009 / -
Hungarians (Hungary) / [8] / 163 / 2/163
0.012 / -
Hungarians(NortheasternHungary) / [9] / 500 / 24/500
0.048 / -
JewishAshkenazi (Hungary) / [8] / 186 / 0/186 / -
Bulgaria / [4] / 157 / 1/157
0.006 / -
Northern Europe
Sweden / [10] / 1501 / 25/1501
0.017 / -
Northern Sweden (Luleo) / [10] / 551 / 6/551
0.011 / -
Finland / [11] / 313 / 4/313
0.013 / -
Norway / [4] / 190 / 1/190
0.005 / -
Denmark / [4] / 95 / 2/95
0.021 / -
United Kingdom / [4] / 119 / 0/119 / -
Estonia / [4] / 113 / 5/113
0.044 / -
Western and Central Europe
Netherlands / [4] / 89 / 2/89
0.022 / -
Swiss (Switzerland) / [12] / 50 / 1/50
0.020 / 0/50
Austria / [13] / 1212 / 11/1212
0.009 / 0/92
Eastern Austria / [14] / 120 / 2/120
0.017 / 0/120
Germany / [15] / 71 / 3/71
0.042 / 0/71
Germany / [4] / 200 / 4/200
0.020 / -
Germany / [16] / 188 / 6/188
0.032 / -
Belgium / [4] / 190 / 1/190
0.005 / -
Belgium / [17] / 360 / 9/360
0.025 / -
France / [4] / 200 / 1/200
0.005 / -
France (Brittany) / [4] / 96 / 1/96
0.010 / -
France / [18] / 512 / 14/512
0.027 / -
Southern Europe
Croatia / [19] / 342 / 5/342
0.015 / -
France (Corsica) / [20] / 328 / 11/328
0.035 / -
Southern France (Perpignan, Montpellier, Marseilles, Toulon, Grasse) / [21] / 1584 / 37/1584
0.023 / -
Italy (Sardinia) / [4] / 116 / 4/116
0.034 / -
Italy (Sicilia) / [22] / 1040 / 30/1040
0.029 / 0/1040
Italy (Sicilia) / [23] / 101 / 3/101
0.030 / -
Italy (Genoa) / [23] / 129 / 1/129
0.008 / -
Italy / [24] / 150 / 6/150
0.040 / -
Italy / [4] / 255 / 8/255
0.031 / -
Spain (Sevilla) / [23] / 149 / 0/149 / -
Spain / [4] / 200 / 5/200
0.025 / -
Spain / [24] / 130 / 3/130
0.023 / -
Greece / [25] / 395 / 14/395
0.035 / -
Greece / [4] / 400 / 12/400
0.030 / -
Greek Cypriots(Cyprus) / [26] / 405 / 10/405
0.025 / -
Malta / [4] / 144 / 4/144
0.028 / -
Portugal / [4] / 179 / 4/179
0.023 / -
Middle East,Western Asia
Turkey / [27] / 674 / 12/674
0.018 / -
Turkey / [4] / 150 / 4/150
0.027 / -
Turkey / [28] / 200 / 2/200
0.010 / -
Turkey / [29] / 429 / 5/429
0.012 / -
Lebanon / [30] / 300 / 7/300
0.023 / -
Iraqui Jews / [4] / 115 / 1/115
0.009 / -
Persian Jews / [4] / 59 / 2/59
0.034 / -
Arabs / [4] / 58 / 1/58
0.017 / -
Jewish Ashkenazi (Israel) / [31] / 268 (92) / 1/92
0.011 / -
Jewish Ashkenazi (Israel) / [32] / 463 / 1/463
0.002 / -
Palestinians / [33] / 400 / 0/400 / 0/400
Iran / [34] / 250 / 0/250 / -
Iran / [35] / 550 / 10/550
0.018 / 0/550
Azerbaijanians (Azerbaijan) / [36] / 75 / 0/75 / -
Jordanians (Jordan) / [37] / 95 / 1/95
0.011 / -
Oman / [38] / 280 / 0/280 / -
Central Asia
Kazakhs (Kazakhstan) / thisstudy / 240 / 2/240
0.008 / 1/240
0.004
Uighurs (Kazakhstan) / this study / 116 / 1/116
0.009 / 0/116
Kazakhs (Kazakhstan) / [36] / 50 / 0/50 / -
Uzbeks (Uzbekistan) / thisstudy / 60 / 0/60 / 0/60
Kyrgyzes (Kyrgyzstan) / [36] / 11 / 0/11 / -
Mongolians (Mongolia) / [39] / 213 / - / 2/213
0.010
East and South Asia
India / [40] / 60 / 0/60 / 0/60
India / [41] / 200 / 0/200 / 0/200
Thailand / [42] / 50 (205) / 0/50 / 1/205
0.005
Indonesian population / [43] / 100 / 0/100 / 0/100
China / [44] / 200 / 0/200 / 1/200
0.005
China / [39] / 150 / 0/150 / 2/150
0.013
China (Han people) / [45] / 301 / 1/301
0.003 / 3/301
0.010
China / [46] / 100 / 0/100 / 1/100
0.010
Taiwan / [47] / 100 / 0/100 / 0/100
Korea / [48] / 100 / 1/100
0.010 / 1/100
0.010
Korea / [49] / 2072 / 0/2072 / 26/2072
0.013
Japan / [50] / 147 / 0/147 / 2/147
0.014
Japan / [51] / 96 / 0/96 / 2/96
0.021
Japan / [52] / 50 / 0/50 / 0/50
Japan / [53] / 203 / 0/203 / 2/203
0.010

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