Mitochondrial DNA analysis of four ethnic groups of Afghanistan
"Afghanistan is a landlocked, Central Asian country which has held a significant strategic position throughout history as a thoroughfare for ancient trade routes and human migrations. As a consequence, Afghanistan has a vast diversity of ethnic groups. This study aimed to analyse the mitochondrial DNA genome to identify the haplogroup composition and distribution among four ethnic groups of Afghanistan; the Baluch, Hazaras, Pashtuns and Tajiks which together account for ~80% of the total Afghani population. Afghanistan is a previously unstudied population, and this study aims to determine whether the haplogroup composition has been influenced by numerous demographic events."
Thesis, Dissertation, English, 2012