Genetic Characterization of the Historical Albanian Ethnic Minority of Calabria (Southern Italy)

Bibliographic Data

ID6067433
AuthorsAntonio Tagarelli (0000-0002-8811-1631), Anna Piro (0000-0001-6895-3551), Giuseppe Tagarelli (0000-0002-4792-023X), Paolo Lagonia, Anyla Bulo, Alessandra Falchi (0000-0003-0799-1460), Laurent Varesi, Giuseppe Vona, C M Calo (0000-0002-1444-8231)
Year2005
Volume77
Issue1
Pages45-60
Publication date2005-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-7143 • E-ISSN: 1534-6617
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/hub.2005.0033
PMID16114816
OpenAlexW1997312012
LanguageEN
Citations received2

Three historical ethnic minorities are present in Calabria: Albanians, Greeks, and Occitans. The Albanian ethnic minority is the more populous, having settled in Calabria between the 15th and 17th centuries, and these populations are now located in the provinces of Cosenza and Catanzaro. In the present study the Albanian population structure is analyzed based on the allele frequencies of six classic genetic markers: ACP, GC, PGM1, AK, ADA, and 6PGD. The results show a significant heterogeneity between the Albanian population in Calabria and the population in Molise. Therefore the cultural and reproductive isolation of the Albanian ethnic minority of Calabria is related to a great genetic peculiarity. Moreover, the frequencies of some alleles, particularly those of the PGM*1W31 variant, and the analysis of the R matrix still show the actual peculiar genetic structure of the Albanians of Calabria, although the genetic flow is evident in the decrease of endogamy and in the increase in the degree of mixing

Ancient history · Endogamy · Ethnic group · Gene flow · Genetic structure · Genetic variation · Geography · Greeks · Population · Sociology · Anthropology · Chromosomal and Genetic Variations · Genetic Associations and Epidemiology · Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals · Demography · History