TY  - JOUR
AU  - Davidović, Slobodan
AU  - Malyarchuk, Boris
AU  - Grzybowski, Tomasz
AU  - Aleksić, Jelena M.
AU  - Derenko, Miroslava
AU  - Litvinov, Andrey
AU  - Rogalla-Ladniak, Urszula
AU  - Stevanović, Milena
AU  - Kovačević Grujičić, Nataša
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1324
AB  - Mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) is a valuable resource in resolving various human forensic casework. The usage of variability of complete mtDNA genomes increases their discriminatory power to the maximum and enables ultimate resolution of distinct maternal lineages. However, their wider employment in forensic casework is nowadays limited by the lack of appropriate reference database. In order to fill in the gap in the reference data, which, considering Slavic-speaking populations, currently comprises only mitogenomes of East and West Slavs, we present mitogenome data for 226 Serbians, representatives of South Slavs from the Balkan Peninsula. We found 143 (sub)haplogroups among which West Eurasian ones were dominant. The percentage of unique haplotypes was 85%, and the random match probability was as low as 0.53%. We support previous findings on both high levels of genetic diversity in the Serbian population and patterns of genetic differentiation among this and ten studied European populations. However, our high-resolution data supported more pronounced genetic differentiation among Serbians and two Slavic populations (Russians and Poles) as well as expansion of the Serbian population after the Last Glacial Maximum and during the Migration period (fourth to ninth century A.D.), as inferred from the Bayesian skyline analysis. Phylogenetic analysis of haplotypes found in Serbians contributed towards the improvement of the worldwide mtDNA phylogeny, which is essential for the interpretation of the mtDNA casework.
PB  - New York : Springer
T2  - International Journal of Legal Medicine
T1  - Complete mitogenome data for the Serbian population: the contribution to high-quality forensic databases
EP  - 1590
IS  - 5
SP  - 1581
VL  - 134
DO  - 10.1007/s00414-020-02324-x
ER  - 

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author = "Davidović, Slobodan and Malyarchuk, Boris and Grzybowski, Tomasz and Aleksić, Jelena M. and Derenko, Miroslava and Litvinov, Andrey and Rogalla-Ladniak, Urszula and Stevanović, Milena and Kovačević Grujičić, Nataša",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) is a valuable resource in resolving various human forensic casework. The usage of variability of complete mtDNA genomes increases their discriminatory power to the maximum and enables ultimate resolution of distinct maternal lineages. However, their wider employment in forensic casework is nowadays limited by the lack of appropriate reference database. In order to fill in the gap in the reference data, which, considering Slavic-speaking populations, currently comprises only mitogenomes of East and West Slavs, we present mitogenome data for 226 Serbians, representatives of South Slavs from the Balkan Peninsula. We found 143 (sub)haplogroups among which West Eurasian ones were dominant. The percentage of unique haplotypes was 85%, and the random match probability was as low as 0.53%. We support previous findings on both high levels of genetic diversity in the Serbian population and patterns of genetic differentiation among this and ten studied European populations. However, our high-resolution data supported more pronounced genetic differentiation among Serbians and two Slavic populations (Russians and Poles) as well as expansion of the Serbian population after the Last Glacial Maximum and during the Migration period (fourth to ninth century A.D.), as inferred from the Bayesian skyline analysis. Phylogenetic analysis of haplotypes found in Serbians contributed towards the improvement of the worldwide mtDNA phylogeny, which is essential for the interpretation of the mtDNA casework.",
publisher = "New York : Springer",
journal = "International Journal of Legal Medicine",
title = "Complete mitogenome data for the Serbian population: the contribution to high-quality forensic databases",
pages = "1590-1581",
number = "5",
volume = "134",
doi = "10.1007/s00414-020-02324-x"
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Davidović, S., Malyarchuk, B., Grzybowski, T., Aleksić, J. M., Derenko, M., Litvinov, A., Rogalla-Ladniak, U., Stevanović, M.,& Kovačević Grujičić, N.. (2020). Complete mitogenome data for the Serbian population: the contribution to high-quality forensic databases. in International Journal of Legal Medicine
New York : Springer., 134(5), 1581-1590.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-020-02324-x

Davidović S, Malyarchuk B, Grzybowski T, Aleksić JM, Derenko M, Litvinov A, Rogalla-Ladniak U, Stevanović M, Kovačević Grujičić N. Complete mitogenome data for the Serbian population: the contribution to high-quality forensic databases. in International Journal of Legal Medicine. 2020;134(5):1581-1590.
doi:10.1007/s00414-020-02324-x .

Davidović, Slobodan, Malyarchuk, Boris, Grzybowski, Tomasz, Aleksić, Jelena M., Derenko, Miroslava, Litvinov, Andrey, Rogalla-Ladniak, Urszula, Stevanović, Milena, Kovačević Grujičić, Nataša, "Complete mitogenome data for the Serbian population: the contribution to high-quality forensic databases" in International Journal of Legal Medicine, 134, no. 5 (2020):1581-1590,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-020-02324-x . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Davidović, Slobodan
AU  - Malyarchuk, Boris
AU  - Aleksić, Jelena M.
AU  - Derenko, Miroslava
AU  - Topalović, Vladanka
AU  - Litvinov, Andrey
AU  - Skonieczna, Katarzyna
AU  - Rogalla, Urszula
AU  - Grzybowski, Tomasz
AU  - Stevanović, Milena
AU  - Kovačević Grujičić, Nataša
PY  - 2017
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1013
AB  - Background: Available mitochondrial (mtDNA) data demonstrate genetic differentiation among South Slavs inhabiting the Balkan Peninsula. However, their resolution is insufficient to elucidate the female-specific aspects of the genetic history of South Slavs, including the genetic impact of various migrations which were rather common within the Balkans, a region having a turbulent demographic history. Aim: The aim was to thoroughly study complete mitogenomes of Serbians, a population linking westward and eastward South Slavs. Subjects and methods: Forty-six predominantly Serbian super-haplogroup U complete mitogenomes were analysed phylogenetically against similar to 4000 available complete mtDNAs of modern and ancient Western Eurasians. Results: Serbians share a number of U mtDNA lineages with Southern, Eastern-Central and North-Western Europeans. Putative Balkan-specific lineages (e.g. U1a1c2, U4c1b1, U5b3j, K1a4l and K1a13a1) and lineages shared among Serbians (South Slavs) and West and East Slavs were detected (e.g. U2e1b1, U2e2a1d, U4a2a, U4a2c, U4a2g1, U4d2b and U5b1a1). Conclusion: The exceptional diversity of maternal lineages found in Serbians may be associated with the genetic impact of both autochthonous pre-Slavic Balkan populations whose mtDNA gene pool was affected by migrations of various populations over time (e.g. Bronze Age pastoralists) and Slavic and Germanic newcomers in the early Middle Ages.
PB  - Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
T2  - Annals of Human Biology
T1  - Mitochondrial super-haplogroup U diversity in Serbians
EP  - 418
IS  - 5
SP  - 408
VL  - 44
DO  - 10.1080/03014460.2017.1287954
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Davidović, Slobodan and Malyarchuk, Boris and Aleksić, Jelena M. and Derenko, Miroslava and Topalović, Vladanka and Litvinov, Andrey and Skonieczna, Katarzyna and Rogalla, Urszula and Grzybowski, Tomasz and Stevanović, Milena and Kovačević Grujičić, Nataša",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Background: Available mitochondrial (mtDNA) data demonstrate genetic differentiation among South Slavs inhabiting the Balkan Peninsula. However, their resolution is insufficient to elucidate the female-specific aspects of the genetic history of South Slavs, including the genetic impact of various migrations which were rather common within the Balkans, a region having a turbulent demographic history. Aim: The aim was to thoroughly study complete mitogenomes of Serbians, a population linking westward and eastward South Slavs. Subjects and methods: Forty-six predominantly Serbian super-haplogroup U complete mitogenomes were analysed phylogenetically against similar to 4000 available complete mtDNAs of modern and ancient Western Eurasians. Results: Serbians share a number of U mtDNA lineages with Southern, Eastern-Central and North-Western Europeans. Putative Balkan-specific lineages (e.g. U1a1c2, U4c1b1, U5b3j, K1a4l and K1a13a1) and lineages shared among Serbians (South Slavs) and West and East Slavs were detected (e.g. U2e1b1, U2e2a1d, U4a2a, U4a2c, U4a2g1, U4d2b and U5b1a1). Conclusion: The exceptional diversity of maternal lineages found in Serbians may be associated with the genetic impact of both autochthonous pre-Slavic Balkan populations whose mtDNA gene pool was affected by migrations of various populations over time (e.g. Bronze Age pastoralists) and Slavic and Germanic newcomers in the early Middle Ages.",
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journal = "Annals of Human Biology",
title = "Mitochondrial super-haplogroup U diversity in Serbians",
pages = "418-408",
number = "5",
volume = "44",
doi = "10.1080/03014460.2017.1287954"
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Davidović, S., Malyarchuk, B., Aleksić, J. M., Derenko, M., Topalović, V., Litvinov, A., Skonieczna, K., Rogalla, U., Grzybowski, T., Stevanović, M.,& Kovačević Grujičić, N.. (2017). Mitochondrial super-haplogroup U diversity in Serbians. in Annals of Human Biology
Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon., 44(5), 408-418.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2017.1287954

Davidović S, Malyarchuk B, Aleksić JM, Derenko M, Topalović V, Litvinov A, Skonieczna K, Rogalla U, Grzybowski T, Stevanović M, Kovačević Grujičić N. Mitochondrial super-haplogroup U diversity in Serbians. in Annals of Human Biology. 2017;44(5):408-418.
doi:10.1080/03014460.2017.1287954 .

Davidović, Slobodan, Malyarchuk, Boris, Aleksić, Jelena M., Derenko, Miroslava, Topalović, Vladanka, Litvinov, Andrey, Skonieczna, Katarzyna, Rogalla, Urszula, Grzybowski, Tomasz, Stevanović, Milena, Kovačević Grujičić, Nataša, "Mitochondrial super-haplogroup U diversity in Serbians" in Annals of Human Biology, 44, no. 5 (2017):408-418,
https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2017.1287954 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Davidović, Slobodan
AU  - Malyarchuk, Boris
AU  - Aleksić, Jelena M.
AU  - Derenko, Miroslava
AU  - Topalović, Vladanka
AU  - Litvinov, Andrey
AU  - Stevanović, Milena
AU  - Kovačević Grujičić, Nataša
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/894
AB  - Although south-Slavic populations have been studied to date from various aspects, the population of Serbia, occupying the central part of the Balkan Peninsula, is still genetically understudied at least at the level of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation. We analyzed polymorphisms of the first and the second mtDNA hypervariable segments (HVS-I and HVS-II) and informative coding-region markers in 139 Serbians to shed more light on their mtDNA variability, and used available data on other Slavic and neighboring non-Slavic populations to assess their interrelations in a broader European context. The contemporary Serbian mtDNA profile is consistent with the general European maternal landscape having a substantial proportion of shared haplotypes with eastern, central, and southern European populations. Serbian population was characterized as an important link between easternmost and westernmost south-Slavic populations due to the observed lack of genetic differentiation with all other south-Slavic populations and its geographical positioning within the Balkan Peninsula. An increased heterogeneity of south Slavs, most likely mirroring turbulent demographic events within the Balkan Peninsula over time (i.e., frequent admixture and differential introgression of various gene pools), and a marked geographical stratification of Slavs to south-, east-, and west-Slavic groups, were also found. A phylogeographic analyses of 20 completely sequenced Serbian mitochondrial genomes revealed not only the presence of mtDNA lineages predominantly found within the Slavic gene pool (U4a2a*, U4a2a1, U4a2c, U4a2g, HV10), supporting a common Slavic origin, but also lineages that may have originated within the southern Europe (H5*, H5e1, H5a1v) and the Balkan Peninsula in particular (H6a2b and L2a1k). Am J Phys Anthropol 156:449-465, 2015.
PB  - Wiley, Hoboken
T2  - American Journal of Physical Anthropology
T1  - Mitochondrial DNA Perspective of Serbian Genetic Diversity
EP  - 465
IS  - 3
SP  - 449
VL  - 156
DO  - 10.1002/ajpa.22670
ER  - 

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author = "Davidović, Slobodan and Malyarchuk, Boris and Aleksić, Jelena M. and Derenko, Miroslava and Topalović, Vladanka and Litvinov, Andrey and Stevanović, Milena and Kovačević Grujičić, Nataša",
year = "2015",
abstract = "Although south-Slavic populations have been studied to date from various aspects, the population of Serbia, occupying the central part of the Balkan Peninsula, is still genetically understudied at least at the level of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation. We analyzed polymorphisms of the first and the second mtDNA hypervariable segments (HVS-I and HVS-II) and informative coding-region markers in 139 Serbians to shed more light on their mtDNA variability, and used available data on other Slavic and neighboring non-Slavic populations to assess their interrelations in a broader European context. The contemporary Serbian mtDNA profile is consistent with the general European maternal landscape having a substantial proportion of shared haplotypes with eastern, central, and southern European populations. Serbian population was characterized as an important link between easternmost and westernmost south-Slavic populations due to the observed lack of genetic differentiation with all other south-Slavic populations and its geographical positioning within the Balkan Peninsula. An increased heterogeneity of south Slavs, most likely mirroring turbulent demographic events within the Balkan Peninsula over time (i.e., frequent admixture and differential introgression of various gene pools), and a marked geographical stratification of Slavs to south-, east-, and west-Slavic groups, were also found. A phylogeographic analyses of 20 completely sequenced Serbian mitochondrial genomes revealed not only the presence of mtDNA lineages predominantly found within the Slavic gene pool (U4a2a*, U4a2a1, U4a2c, U4a2g, HV10), supporting a common Slavic origin, but also lineages that may have originated within the southern Europe (H5*, H5e1, H5a1v) and the Balkan Peninsula in particular (H6a2b and L2a1k). Am J Phys Anthropol 156:449-465, 2015.",
publisher = "Wiley, Hoboken",
journal = "American Journal of Physical Anthropology",
title = "Mitochondrial DNA Perspective of Serbian Genetic Diversity",
pages = "465-449",
number = "3",
volume = "156",
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Davidović, S., Malyarchuk, B., Aleksić, J. M., Derenko, M., Topalović, V., Litvinov, A., Stevanović, M.,& Kovačević Grujičić, N.. (2015). Mitochondrial DNA Perspective of Serbian Genetic Diversity. in American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Wiley, Hoboken., 156(3), 449-465.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22670

Davidović S, Malyarchuk B, Aleksić JM, Derenko M, Topalović V, Litvinov A, Stevanović M, Kovačević Grujičić N. Mitochondrial DNA Perspective of Serbian Genetic Diversity. in American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 2015;156(3):449-465.
doi:10.1002/ajpa.22670 .

Davidović, Slobodan, Malyarchuk, Boris, Aleksić, Jelena M., Derenko, Miroslava, Topalović, Vladanka, Litvinov, Andrey, Stevanović, Milena, Kovačević Grujičić, Nataša, "Mitochondrial DNA Perspective of Serbian Genetic Diversity" in American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 156, no. 3 (2015):449-465,
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22670 . .