Tyrolean DNA admixture and genetic structure

Interesting information for genetic genealogy and populations genetics of human DNA from the historical Tyrol region (South Tyrol, North Tyrol, East Tyrol, Trentino) and bordering regions of Central Europe: Austria (Vorarlberg, Salzburg, Carinthia/Kärnten, Upper Austria/Oberösterreich, Styria/Steiermark), North Italy (Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piemonte, Aosta, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany), Switzerland (Graubünden/Grisons, St. Gallen), South Germany (Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg), Slovenia, Croatia, East/Alpine France (Alsace, Franche-Comté, Lorraine, Rhône-Alpes), Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Romania.

Autosomal and complete genome

admixture example

Publications:

• Tyrolean Iceman's genome, Keller, Zink et al. 2012 (Ötzi DNA, 1 ancient sample)
• South Tyrolean Isolated Populations Y-DNA, mtDNA, and 8 Alu Polymorphisms, Pichler, Mueller, Stefanov et al. 2006 (277 samples)
• South Tyrol three microisolates (MICROS) Genetic study, Pattaro et al. 2007 (1175 participants)
• South Tyrol Isolates Value for Genetic Dissection of Complex Diseases, Marroni, Pichler et al. 2006 (403 males)

Y-DNA and mtDNA

• South Tyrol isolates mtDNA Y-DNA - Ladin communities, Thomas et al. 2007 (263 men, 56 LVB, 46 LVG, 52 GVL, 50 GVU, 59 ITA)

Y-DNA (Y-Chromosome, Paternal Line)

• Tyrolean Alps Y-chromosome Variability, sample evaluation, collection of 3.800 blood samples begins in Jan. 2007, project description, German Project Site: historisch-genetischer Hintergrund Tirol
• Tyrol Y-SNPs Y-chromosome haplogroup R1b, Niederstätter et al. 2008 (135 individuals)
• Tirol Y-STR typing, Berger, Niederstätter et al. 2005 (135 unrelated men and 70 sons)

Emigrants

• US Hutterite Y-DNA and mtDNA, Pichler et al. 2010 (US S-leut: 90 females, 75 males)

Bordering Regions

Balkan

• Serbia Paleolithic Y-DNA , Regueiro et al. 2012 (103 samples, 104 Y-SNPs)
• Slovenia: Y-DNA and mtDNA, Manfreda Vakar & Vrečko 2010 (320 Y, 329 mt)
• Balkans Y-DNA and mtDNA landscape, Bosch et al. 2006 (~400 Y, ~380 mt)
• Bosnia-Herzegovina: Y-DNA, Marjanovic et al. 2005 (90 Croats, 81 Serbs and 85 Bosniacs)
• Slovenia: mtDNA, Zupanic Pajnic et al. 2004 (129 Slovenians)
• Etruscans, Veneti and Slovenians: mtDNA, Škulj 2004 (mt study comparison ancient/modern)
• Bosnians and Slovenians mtDNA, Malyarchuk et al. 2003 (144 + 104 samples)
• Adriatic Island isolate Hvar mtDNA (F), Tolk et al. 2001 (108 samples)

Italy

• Italian Y-DNA variation, PDF, Capelli et al. 2007 (~700 individuals from 12 different regions)
• Sardinia isle Y-DNA, Contu 2007 (376 Y from 3 different regions)
• Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily Peopling Y-DNA, PDF, Francalacci et al. 2003
• Italy Y-DNA diversity, PDF, Di Giacomo et al. 2003 (890 Y: 524 Italians, 154 continental Greece, 212 Crete + islands)

Ancient

• Ancient Bavaria 7th Century Y-DNA, Vanek et al. 2009 (6 x 24 STR)

Europe

• Levant to Mediterranean Y-DNA frequencies, El-Sibai et al. 2009 (5874 samples, 885 new, 23 countries)

see also

South Tyrol (Ötzi’s homeland) historical migrations