Archery in Iran, Horse riding in Iran

Drawing recently discovered near Khomein show among other engravings a person riding a horse with archery. Based on Dutch archeologists some of the engravings are up to 40,000 years old.
Link1, link2.

Courtesy from AFP

Enattah et al., 2008: Convergence of lactase persistence

Today, I want to dig a little bit more into the genetics of lactase persistence. The goal is still to identify unknown MCM6 haplotypes in Middle Eastern populations that could lead to lactose tolerance and to identify the root of the known MCM6 haplotypes that result in lactase persistence.
Previously, I postulated the following phylogentic tree for the MCM6 gene (based on 23andme data):

I used genetic data from Enattah et al., 2008 and identified 9 SNP of MCM6 that are also tested at 23andme. Based on these 9 SNPs I identified ht1-6, the Saudi-Arabian lactase persistence (ht8), the East African lactase persistence (ht13), and several more. You can download the table here.

In the table above it becomes obvious that Saudi-Arabian lactase persistence (ht8) is derived from ht5, both share "C" at rs4988243. The European lactase persistence (ht3) is derived from ht2, and the East African lactase persistence (ht15) is derived from ht1.

From the paper, Enattah et al., 2008:

The European T(-13910) and the earlier identified East African G(-13907) LP allele share the same ancestral background and most likely the same history, probably related to the same cattle domestication event. In contrast, the compound Arab allele shows a different, highly divergent ancestral haplotype, suggesting that these two major global LP alleles have arisen independently, the latter perhaps in response to camel milk consumption. These results support the convergent evolution of the LP in diverse populations, most probably reflecting different histories of adaptation to milk culture.

Previously, I showed that Kurds, Iraqi Jews and Pakistanis have ht2. Now, I could show that ht2 is also present in Arabs from the Middle East and the Kalash. I determined frequencies of these haplotypes based on data from Enattah et al., 2008. 
I also added the Kurdish data to this table. You can download the table here:

In Eurasia, the vast majority are ht1 to ht6. In Africa, the MCM6 gene is more diverse.
Not surprisingly, Kurds show similarities with Iranians in their MCM6 repertoire and frequencies.

Since these haplotypes are just based on 9 SNPs they are less reliable, I decided to expand the number of SNPs gradually. To define further SNPs of the Saudi-Arabian lactase persistence I asked several Saudi-Arabians to participate in a small survey. I could confirm that the Saudi-Arabian lactase persistence (ht8) is derived from ht5 and correlates with the expected phenotype (=lactose tolerant). I also observed ht13 in one individual and added both data (ht8 and ht13) in the expanded list of SNPs that can be checked on 23andme. The other haplotypes are extracted (ht9-12, ht14-18) are extracted from Enattah et al., 2008.

You can download the table here:

Related post: 
Lactose intolerance: Six MCM6 variants in the Kurdish gene pool / Why 22018A is strongly, but not completely related to lactase persistence 

Lactose Tolerance

Dodecad K12b values of Bronze Age individuals living in Armenia

A new paper in Nature (Allentoft et al., 2015) presenting the genomes of ancient 101 Eurasians is currently fascinating geneticists but also linguists and historians. Some of these tested Bronze Age individuals lived in nowadays Armenia.

Here, I want to use their Dodecad K12b values (shared by Mfa from Corduene.blogspot.com) to calculate the closest reference populations for these individuals. Most of the tested individuals from Armenia can be resembled the best as 50-75% Iranian (including Kurds) or Lezgin and 25-50% European. In most cases, Kurds and especially Zaza are among the Top10 reference populations for these ancient genomes, see data below.

In terms of genetic composition the Southern Caucasus was more Iranian-like and European-like than it is today. The shift from Bronze Age to now could be explained by several Semitic empires and three Semitic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) that expanded from South to North and probably impacted local populations of the Northern Middle East. 

 Interestingly, when traveling through Kurdistan a phenotypic gradient can be seen depending on the altitude: populations from hidden villages in the higher Mountains appear to have lighter skin (and lighter eye color) than the populations from towns in the valleys. Kurds also claim that in ancient times their people were more fair-skinned than they are today.

I believe the same (more Iranian-like and European-like than it is today) will be seen for genomes from Kurdistan. I also believe that the European-like character South of the Caucasus was introduced before the Neolithic expansion, hopefully, ancient DNA will prove this one day. As I mentioned earlier I believe that R1a and R1b originated in or near Kurdistan; two of the Bronze Age samples from Armenia are R1b (RISE397 and RISE413).


RISE413 MBA (1906 BC): 
TOP reference populations based on Dodecad K12b:

1 19.6 Turkmens_Y
2 20.2 Turkish_Aydin_Ho
3 20.7 Zaza_P
4 21.0 Turkish_Istanbul_Ho
5 21.3 Turkish_Kayseri_Ho
6 21.4 Tajiks_Y
7 21.7 Iranians
8 21.9 Iranian_D
9 22.1 Kurd_D
10 22.5 Kurds_Y

Oracle K12B:

# Distance
1 7.2639 69.1% Iranians + 30.9% Orcadian
2 7.2701 69.2% Iranians + 30.8% Orkney_1KG
3 7.2770 69% Iranians + 31% Irish_D
4 7.3007 68% Iranians + 32% CEU30
5 7.3294 68.1% Iranians + 31.9% English_D
6 7.3327 67.9% Kurd_D___ + 32.1% Argyll_1KG
7 7.3436 66.4% Iranians + 33.6% Mixed_Germanic_D
8 7.3579 68.4% Iranians + 31.6% Cornwall_1KG
9 7.3697 67.9% Iranians + 32.1% Kent_1KG
10 7.4109 68.1% Iranian_D + 31.9% Argyll_1KG

RISE416 MBA (1643 BC):

1    16.8    O_Italian_D
2    18.4    TSI30
3    18.5    N_Italian_D
4    18.9    Tuscan
5    19.3    C_Italian_D
6    20.5    North_Italian
7    22.7    S_Italian_Sicilian_D
8    23.2    Greek_D
9    23.4    Sicilian_D
10    24.7    Baleares_1KG

Oracle K12B:

#    Distance   
1    7.2386    75.3% N_Italian_D + 24.7% Balochi
2    7.4475    74.6% N_Italian_D + 25.4% Makrani
3    7.6021    77% N_Italian_D + 23% Brahui
4    7.6188    77% TSI30 + 23% Brahui
5    7.6521    52.4% Lezgins__ + 47.6% Pais_Vasco_1KG
6    7.6804    55% Kurds_Y___ + 45% Pais_Vasco_1KG
7    7.6909    73.3% North_Italian + 26.7% Balochi
8    7.8920    75.5% TSI30 + 24.5% Balochi
9    7.9160    55.2% Iranian_D + 44.8% Pais_Vasco_1KG
10    7.9334    72.6% North_Italian + 27.4% Makrani


RISE423 MBA (1402 BC):
1    14.8    Kumyks_Y
2    15.5    Turkish_Istanbul_Ho
3    16.1    Lezgins__
4    16.5    Turkish_Aydin_Ho
5    16.8    Turkish_Kayseri_Ho
6    16.9    Zaza_P___
7    18.5    Turks___
8    18.9    Turkish_D
9    19.0    Kurds_Y___
10    19.1    Chechens_Y

Oracle K12B:
#    Distance   
1    4.6697    73.6% Kurds_Y___ + 26.4% Belorussian
2    4.6825    72.5% Kurds_Y___ + 27.5% Mixed_Slav_D
3    4.7566    72.7% Kurds_Y___ + 27.3% Polish_D
4    4.7988    71.3% Kurds_Y___ + 28.7% Ukranians_Y
5    4.8007    73.2% Kurds_Y___ + 26.8% Russian_D
6    4.9732    75.6% Kurds_Y___ + 24.4% Lithuanian_D
7    4.9897    73.2% Kurd_D___ + 26.8% Belorussian
8    5.0133    76.7% Kurds_Y___ + 23.3% Lithuanians
9    5.0365    70.9% Kurd_D___ + 29.1% Ukranians_Y
10    5.0987    72.1% Kurds_Y___ + 27.9% Mordovians_Y

RISE408 LBA (1209 BC):
 TOP reference populations based on Dodecad K12b:
# Distance ID
1    18.0    Lezgins__
2    19.3    Kumyks_Y
3    21.4    Turkish_Istanbul_Ho
4    21.5    Turkish_Aydin_Ho
5    22.0    Chechens_Y
6    22.6    Turkish_Kayseri_Ho
7    22.7    Turkmens_Y
8    23.0    Zaza_P___
9    24.0    Tajiks_Y
10    24.3    Iranian_D

Oracle:

# Distance

1    4.7378    79.2% Lezgins__ + 20.8% French_Basque
2    5.2651    72.7% Lezgins__ + 27.3% Cataluna_1KG
3    5.5218    73.7% Lezgins__ + 26.3% Valencia_1KG
4    5.5712    73.9% Lezgins__ + 26.1% Cantabria_1KG
5    5.5818    74.3% Lezgins__ + 25.7% Aragon_1KG
6    5.6722    73.8% Lezgins__ + 26.2% Castilla_La_Mancha_1KG
7    5.6816    73.3% Lezgins__ + 26.7% Spanish_D
8    5.7200    73% Lezgins__ + 27% Spaniards
9    5.8826    71.1% Lezgins__ + 28.9% French
10    5.9217    71.1% Lezgins__ + 28.9% French_D


RISE412 LBA (1193 BC):
 TOP reference populations based on Dodecad K12b:
# Distance ID1    9.6    Adygei
2    11.2    Balkars_Y
3    11.7    Kumyks_Y
4    11.8    North_Ossetians_Y
5    13.1    Chechens_Y
6    13.2    Turks___
7    13.2    Turkish_D
8    14.1    Armenians
9    14.7    Turkish_Istanbul_Ho
10    15.8    Armenians_15_Y
11    16.2    Armenian_D
12    16.4    Turkish_Kayseri_Ho
13    17.5    Lezgins__
14    18.3    Abhkasians_Y
15    18.5    Georgia_Jews
16    18.7    Zaza_P___

Oracle K12B:

#    Distance   
1    3.6433    77.2% Adygei + 22.8% Sephardic_Jews
2    4.0513    77.5% Adygei + 22.5% S_Italian_Sicilian_D
3    4.0932    76.4% Adygei + 23.6% Ashkenazi_D
4    4.1480    75.4% Adygei + 24.6% Ashkenazy_Jews
5    4.2166    77.9% Adygei + 22.1% Sicilian_D
6    4.2440    80% Adygei + 20% Morocco_Jews
7    4.3430    64.7% Chechens_Y + 35.3% Cypriots
8    4.6281    60.3% Adygei + 39.7% Turkish_D
9    4.8258    75% Adygei + 25% Druze
10    4.9047    75.9% Adygei + 24.1% Lebanese
11    4.9790    84.3% Armenians + 15.7% Lithuanians
12    5.0526    77.3% Adygei + 22.7% Greek_D
13    5.0618    64.2% Abhkasians_Y + 35.8% Bulgarian_D
14    5.0744    82% Armenians + 18% Russian_B
15    5.0939    83.6% Armenians + 16.4% Lithuanian_D
16    5.1290    78.9% Adygei + 21.1% Syrians
17    5.1671    81.7% Armenians + 18.3% Mordovians_Y
18    5.1701    70.9% Balkars_Y + 29.1% Cypriots
19    5.2275    65.7% Abhkasians_Y + 34.3% Romanians
20    5.2709    67.1% Adygei + 32.9% Turkish_Kayseri_Ho


RISE396 LBA (1192 BC):
 TOP reference populations based on Dodecad K12b:
# Distance ID
 1    12.0    Turkish_Istanbul_Ho
2    12.6    Kumyks_Y
3    13.5    Turkish_Kayseri_Ho
4    14.5    Turkish_Aydin_Ho
5    14.5    Turkish_D
6    14.6    Turks___
7    15.3    Zaza_P___
8    16.1    Lezgins__
9    17.1    Chechens_Y
10    18.1    Kurds_Y___

Oracle K12B:
#    Distance
1    4.2060    58.2% Lezgins__ + 41.8% Greek_D
2    4.4492    61.5% Lezgins__ + 38.5% Sicilian_D
3    4.5387    60.3% Lezgins__ + 39.7% Ashkenazi_D
4    4.7105    63.8% Lezgins__ + 36.2% C_Italian_D
5    4.7696    58.9% Lezgins__ + 41.1% Ashkenazy_Jews
6    5.2481    63.3% Lezgins__ + 36.7% O_Italian_D
7    5.4614    66.2% Lezgins__ + 33.8% Tuscan
8    5.5673    67% Lezgins__ + 33% TSI30
9    5.8915    62.9% Lezgins__ + 37.1% Sephardic_Jews
10    6.0393    58% Kurds_Y___ + 42% Bulgarian_D

RISE407 LBA (1115 BC):
 TOP reference populations based on Dodecad K12b:
# Distance ID
 1    19.1    Lezgins__
2    19.6    Turkmens_Y
3    20.0    Tajiks_Y
4    20.7    Kumyks_Y
5    21.3    Zaza_P___
6    21.6    Turkish_Aydin_Ho
7    21.7    Turkish_Istanbul_Ho
8    22.0    Iranian_D
9    22.5    Kurd_D___
10    22.5    Kurds_Y___

Oracle K12B:
#    Distance
1    9.0414    77.7% Lezgins__ + 22.3% Pais_Vasco_1KG
2    9.1657    70.8% Iranian_D + 29.2% Norwegian_D
3    9.4091    70.2% Kurd_D___ + 29.8% Swedish_D
4    9.4630    79.2% Lezgins__ + 20.8% French_Basque
5    9.5599    70.4% Kurd_D___ + 29.6% Norwegian_D
6    9.6359    70.1% Kurds_Y___ + 29.9% Swedish_D
7    9.6374    71.4% Lezgins__ + 28.6% Portuguese_D
8    9.6513    72.7% Lezgins__ + 27.3% Cataluna_1KG
9    9.6726    71.2% Lezgins__ + 28.8% Extremadura_1KG
10    9.6800    73.6% Lezgins__ + 26.4% Castilla_La_Mancha_1KG

Lactose intolerance: Six MCM6 variants in the Kurdish gene pool / Why 22018A is strongly, but not completely related to lactase persistence

In a previous post I discussed the possibility of unknown MCM6 haplotypes in Middle Eastern populations that could lead to lactose tolerance. I wrote:
Not all lactose tolerance SNPs are known, several SNPs resulting in lactose tolerance still need to be discovered.

Today, I want to present 6 haplotypes (ht1-6) I could discover in the Kurdish gene pool.

ht3 represents the "European" haplotype which correlates with lactose tolerance. Individuals with "CT" or "TT" at rs4988235 (also called C/T-13910) are genetically lactose tolerant; at 23andme it is "AG" or "AA" (because MCM6 gene is in minus orientation but 23andme does not address it).
Interestingly, 13910T (rs4988235: "A" at 23andme) and 22018A (rs182549: "T" at 23andme) are strongly linked with one another, at least for ht3, the "European" haplotype. However, this is not always the case. There is some literature about 22018A, see here, here, here, and here.
ht3 itself is derived from ht2, which only carries the 22018A mutation. ht2 is fairly rare and does not provide lactase persistence which explains why 22018A is strongly, but not completely related to lactase persistence. 
The origin of the "European" lactose persistence 13910T (rs4988235: "A" at 23andme) can be found in populations where the frequency of 22018A (ht2 + ht3) is higher than 13910T (ht3).  

In Kurds (N=20) the frequency of 22018A is 8% (ht2 + ht3), the frequency of 13910T is 5% (ht3). Both, ht2 and ht3 are derived from ht1, which has a frequency of 20% among Kurds.

Raz et al., 2013 found that Iraqi Jews (N=96) have a frequency 8.3% for 22018A (ht2 + ht3) and 3.6% for 13910T (ht3), which fits quite well with the Kurdish results.

Find below the frequency of the six MCM6 haplotypes in the Kurdish gene pool:

ht1	ht2	ht3	ht4	ht5	ht6
20%	3%	5%	15%	10%	48%

Find below the six haplotypes (ht1 - ht6) identified in the Kurdish gene pool (ht7 was identified in the Denisova genome. The coverage of the Neanderthal genome was too low to identify the haplotype.)

SNP	ht1	ht2	ht3	ht4	ht5	ht6	ht7
rs4988283	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
rs4988262	C	C	C	C	C	C	T
rs2082730	T	T	T	T	T	T	T
rs4988243	T	T	T	T	C	T	T
rs4954492	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
rs41525747	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
rs4988236	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
rs4988235	G	G	A	G	G	G	G
rs41380347	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
rs4988234	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
rs4988233	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
rs2304369	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
rs4988232	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
rs4988226	G	G	G	A	A	A	A
rs309180	A	A	A	G	G	G	G
rs309181	G	G	G	C	C	C	C
rs3213871	C	C	C	T	T	C	C
rs4988203	C	C	C	C	C	C	T
rs182549	C	T	T	C	C	C	C
rs4988199	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
rs4988189	T	T	T	T	T	T	T
rs4988186	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
rs309176	C	C	C	T	T	T	T
rs3087343	T	T	T	T	T	G	T
rs4988177	T	T	T	T	T	T	T
rs3087353	C	C	C	C	C	C	T
rs2289049	G	G	G	G	G	G	A
rs2070068	G	G	G	G	G	G	A
rs1435577	C	C	C	C	C	G	C
rs3769001	A	A	A	A	A	G	A
rs1057031	G	G	G	G	G	A	A

Find below the phylogenetic tree of MCM6 haplotypes.

Coehlo et al., 2005 predicted that 22018A mutation occured prior to the 13910T mutation.

Bersaglieri et al., 2004 provided the frequency of both 22018A and 13910T in various populations showing that the frequency of 22018A (ht2 + ht3) is higher than 13910T (ht3) in Pakistan (excluding Kalash).

Summary:
ht2 (22018A only) is the ancestor of ht3 (22018A + 13910T). ht2 can be found among Kurds, Iraqi Jews and Pakistanis.

I suspect that lactase persistence is also present among a subgroup of ht6.

Balaresque et al., 2015 (R1a)

Today, I want to identify R1a1 individuals that have the same STR8 haplotype (DYS393, DYS390, DYS19, DYS391, DYS439, DYS389i, DYS392, DYS389ii) as DS2 and DS15 in the recently published paper of Balaresque et al., 2015. Note that STR data have very limited information.

DS2 (perfect matches):
Dubai92 from Alshamali et al., 2009.
297613    Petr Sergeev Slyadnev, 1697, Oboyanskiy uezd    R-CTS3402 (FTDNA)
230707    Philippe Renouf b 2/8/1730 Jersey    R-Z284 (FTDNA)
349718    Iver Hansen Årholt, 1771, Stokke, VFL    R-M512 (FTDNA)
M6619        R-Z93 (FTDNA)
243297        R-L657 (FTDNA)
163435    sayak 14с., kyrgyz    R-M173 (FTDNA)
245562        R-M173 (probably Kyrgyz) (FTDNA)
220512        R-M173 (probably Kyrgyz) (FTDNA)
220490        R-M173 (probably Kyrgyz) (FTDNA)
220481        R-M173 (probably Kyrgyz) (FTDNA)
245558        R-M173 (probably Kyrgyz) (FTDNA)
249622     saribaghish (kyrgyz), KG    R-M512 (FTDNA)
71094      Samuel Duncan, d.1679/80 MA    R-M17 (FTDNA)

DS15 (perfect matches):
Qandahar/South Afghanistan (Sample Afg83)  R1a1a* M198 from Lacau et al., 2012
Filipino (Sample431) from Hwa et al., 2010
Izeh [Bakhtiari] (Sample235) from Roewer et al., 2009
Nepal (Kathmandu) R1a1*-M17    (Sample NplK19) from Gayden et al., 2011
Nepal (Kathmandu) R1a1*-M17    (Sample NplK31) from Gayden et al., 2011
Nepal (Kathmandu) R1a1*-M17    (Sample NplK40) from Gayden et al., 2011
Nepal (Newar) R1a1*-M17    (Sample NplN67) from Gayden et al., 2011
N89389    Franz Gromann, b. about 1775    R-M512    (FTDNA)
N34838    Stephan Beres    R-M198    (FTDNA)
256915    Mieczyslaw Seroka, Lublin province    R-M417    (FTDNA)
200664    Simon Netke,abt 1686 -1735    R-M512    (FTDNA)
N47039    Otto Julius Madsen 1896    R-M417    (FTDNA)
264572    Franciscus Zloklikovits,b 1790 Eisenhuttl, Hungary    R-CTS3402    (FTDNA)
127728    Andras Dutzman b. 1855 Levart Gemerska Slovakia    R-M512    (FTDNA)
131773    Thomas Madon, Illinois? 1941?    R-M512    (FTDNA)
N50210    Edmund Trawicki, geb. 1893, Legbad, Pomerania    R-F2686    (FTDNA)
E13973    R-M512    (FTDNA)
191976    Mikita Kapustin, b. 1587, Novosil, Russia    R-M417    (FTDNA)
257106    Lauri Heikinpoika Häyrinen, b. 1600, Joroinen    R-M512    (FTDNA)
188784    Venedikt Vorotyntsev, b.ab.1660, N.Devitsa, Russia    R-CTS456    (FTDNA)
283752    Yakim Loboda 1700 - 1750    R-M512    (FTDNA)
313105    Rönn    R-Z92    (FTDNA)
201068    Porfyriy Skvortsov, ?-ca.1920, Radalivka, Ukraine    R-Z92    (FTDNA)
140423    Olaf Andersson 1676-1759 Hemsjö Alingsås (O)    R-M512    (FTDNA)
N23825    Jurgen Kolbe, b.c.1675, Angermunde, Brandenburg,Pr    R-Z284    (FTDNA)
283402    Kete — Aidar — Azhibai — Seyit — Alseyit    R-M512    (FTDNA)
283403    Kete — Aidar — Azhibai — Seyit — Alseyit    R-M512    (FTDNA)
274445    Kete — Aidar — Azhibai — Seyit — Omar    R-Z93    (FTDNA)
274482    Kete — Aidar — Azhibai — Seyit — Alkerey    R-M512    (FTDNA)
192072    Adamyan, Aintab, Turkey    R-Z93    (FTDNA)
N94836    Mr. İlyas Çiloğlu    R-Z94    (FTDNA)
322561    Venkayya, b. 1830    R-M512    (FTDNA) 235474        R-M512    (FTDNA)
235471    R-M512    (FTDNA)
M8466     R-CTS3402    (FTDNA) M8458        R-PAGES00007    (FTDNA)
186386    need earliest known paternal ancestor info    R-M198    (FTDNA)
245563     R-M512    (FTDNA)
336409    Solto-Tœlœk    R-M512    (FTDNA) 219713    Sayak ~14c    R-M512    (FTDNA)
277359    Malkarov, Balkaria (Chegem→Baskhan)    R-F1345    (FTDNA)
221211     R-M512    (FTDNA) 20409    Gerd Bonorden born about 1500 Bielfel Germany    R-M512    (FTDNA)
295213    John T. Windsor, b. 1839 (IN), d. 1924 (MO)    R-Z94    (FTDNA)
M8568     R-M512    (FTDNA)
N3798     Raghavendra Kamath 1913-1989 Karkal India    R-Z94    (FTDNA)
306446    Aslan Hadji,gf of İ.Akbaev,Chokuna Efendi,Karachay    R-M512    (FTDNA)
237819    Abraham Kennedy, b. 1858, Vilnius; d. U.S./Poland    R-M512    (FTDNA)
255385    Samuel Duncan, b 1619 and d April 1680    R-M512    (FTDNA)
188766     R-M198    (FTDNA) 177329        R-M512    (FTDNA)
N112185  Ayyapankave Ramakrishna Krishmamurthy, b1926, Ayya    R-M512    (FTDNA)
306019    ataul Tiyrnakla, Bayramuk, Karachay    R-M512    (FTDNA)
336372     R-M512    (FTDNA)
N87639    Lemuel Murry,1826 -1909 Milton, Rutherford Co.TN    R-M17    (FTDNA)
120827    Samuel Irvine, 1789, Limavady, County Londonderry    R-M512    (FTDNA)
208262    Fernando Domingo Gutierrez, b. abt 1825    R-M512    (FTDNA)

Edit 01/16.2015:

I started to read the paper. In the supplementary table 3 it provides the number of individuals of each region belonging to a specific DC. I focused on Cinnioglu et al., 2004 data that is included in the supplementary table 3. It claims that in East Anatolia (region 4) 9 out 82 belong to DC2. There are only 9 individuals in region 4, none of them is a perfect match. I realized that only 5 out of 8 STRs need to be identical to belong to DC2 (this is a pretty vague cluster). Using this vague rule I identified more than 800 individuals that are within cluster DC2, a lot of them are not within Z93 and from Europe (Z282+ individuals):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V5Wumf-nP5NNn1Y57GTxuAw2_cU2XA5pqe4MWzT6Dpo/edit?usp=sharing

Overall, this suggests that data using STR values have very little value, no matter where it is published, especially when it is about vague clusters based on 8 STRs only.

Edit2 01/16.2015:

In the current FTDNA R1a1a and Subclades Y-DNA Project I identified 1792 out of 3418 belonging to DC2 (52.4%).
In the current FTDNA R1a1a and Subclades Y-DNA Project I identified 2668 out of 3418 belonging to DC15 (78.1%).

This highlights that STR values cannot substitute SNPs. 

Kurdish mtDNA data XII

Just an update (N=207):

1x B4b1a (Kurd from Turkey) 

1x C (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x C4b (=C4b+A248G, A14566G, T16519C, A249A (not deleted)) (Alevi Kurmanji)

1x C5c1 (C5c1b based on Derenko et al, 2013; mtDNA fully sequenced: KC911629) A249DEL, T3552A, A9545G, G11914A,  A13263G, T14318C, C16327T, 595.1C, T16288C, T10454C, G16518T, C16527T, C16234T, 315.1C, G7521A, C9431A, T11465C, T16519C (Kurd from Baneh/Iran; Derenko et al., 2013)

2x D (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x D4 T16090C/T, T16223C, T16362C, A73G, A263G, 309.1C, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

2x D4 T16223C, T16362C, A73G, A263G, 309.1C, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007

1x F1b1 (F1b1* based on Derenko et al, 2013; mtDNA fully sequenced: KC911336) T152C, C10976T, C12633T, G14476A, T16189C, C16232A, T16249C 16311C, T204C, 309.1C, 315.1C, 523DEL, 524DEL,  C3533T, A8718G,  G13759A, 15398G, A16183C, T16519C (Kurd from Kermanshah/Iran; Derenko et al., 2013)

1x G2a (=G2a+T16172C) (Sorani)

8x H (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x H CRS (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

6x H (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

2x H with T16311C  (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x H T16209C, 44.1C, T57C, A93G, A263G, 309.1C, 309.2C, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

1x H G16129A, C16248T, T195C, A263G, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

1x H CRS, A263G, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007) 

1x H with C16218T (=H1ag1a or H1aq1 or H20) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x H with C16192R, C16261T (similar to: JN415470(Italy-LHON) Achilli Haplogroup H 19-AUG-2012 (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x H1 (Kurd from Dersim)

1x H5'36 (Kurd from Turkey)

1x H5  16051G, 16255A, 16304C, 16319A, 16327T, 263G, 315.1C, 456T (Kurds from Iraq; Al-Zahery et al., 2012)   

1x H5a1 (H5a1+T16304G, A3397G, G5471A) (G5471A usually in H5b) (Sorani)

1x H13a2b2 (Alevi Kurmanji from Dersim)

1x H13c (H13c2 based on Derenko et al, 2013; mtDNA fully sequenced: KC911276) G143A, A153G, 309.1C, 309.2C, 315.1C, 523DEL, 524DEL, 15406T, G16129A, A16300G  (Kurd from Kermanshah/Iran; Derenko et al., 2013)

1x H13c1 (H13c1+T3398C, T10463C, T15394C) (Alevi Kurmanji from Sivas and Erzincan)

1x H14a with T16311C, C16256T, T16352C (=H14a +T16311C ) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x H14b T3197C (=H14b+C4086T, A16265T) (Yezidi) 

1x H15a1 (=H15a1+309.1C, 309.2C, 315.1C, A15316G) (Sorani; mtDNA fully sequenced here and here)

1x H15b (Sorani)

1x H15b T16086C (close to EU600353(Druze) Shlush)(Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x H20 (3/4 Zaza from Bingol, 1/4 (paternal grandmother) Kurmanji from Bitlis)

5x HV (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x HV* CRS (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x HV* C16174T (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x HV C16174T, C41T, A214G, A263G, 309.1C, 309.2C, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

1x HV A73G, T391C, G16153A (Kurmanji from Zakho)

1x HV1 (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x HV1a1 C16067T, C16355T, C150T, A263G, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

1x HV1a1 C16067T, C16355T (=HV1a1) (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x HV1b2 (HV1b2+T3398C G13368A, T16519C)(Yezidi Kurd from Georgia)

1x HV2 C16168T, T16189C, T16217C, C16287T (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x HV2a1 (T246C, C16214T, A16335G (=HV2a1) additional G13708A (Kurmanji Sunni from Sirnak/Hasankeyf/Nisebin/Mardin/Kamishli)

1x HV14 (T480C, G4655A, T15115C =HV14) (Kurmanji from Diyarbakir (Amed)/Turkey)

1x HV14 T16311C, G4655A, T15115C (Sorani from Koysinjaq)

1x I (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x I with G16129A, C16223T (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x I1 (I based on Fernandes et al, 2012; mtDNA fully sequenced: JQ245776) T250C, A4529T, G8251A A15924G, G16391A,   T10034C, G16129A, 455.1T, G6734A, G9966A, T16311C, 291.1A, 294.1T, 309.1C, 315.1C, 2244C,   T7705C, T14757C, T16519C (Kurd from Turkey; Fernandes et al, 2012)

1x I1a G16129A, C16168T, T16172C, 16173, C16223T (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x I1a1d with G16129A, C16223T, T16172C, T16189C, C16083T, C16355T (=I1a1d+C16083T, C16355T) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x I5a (Kurd from Turkey)

1x I5a pre-I5a3  because G5231A, A15052G = I5a3 but still C150C, T6278T = I5a; additional   C16301T (Zaza from Dersim)

1x I5a (Zaza from Baltas/Varto, Turkey)

1x J* (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

2x J1b (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x J1b C16069T, T16126C, G16145A, C16222T, A16235G, C16261T, T16311C (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x J1b1b1 T10410A, C16069T, T16126C, G16145A, C16261T, C16290T, A73G, A263G, C271T, C295T, 309.1C, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

2x J1b1b1 T10410A, C16069T, T16126C, G16145A, C16261T, A73G, A263G, C295T, 309.1C, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

2x J1b1b1 C16069T, T16126C, G16145A, C16261T, T16519C, A73G, A263G, C295T, 309.1C    315.1C, C462T, T489C, 523DEL, 524DEL   (very close to JF939049(Armenian)) (Kurds from Iraq; Al-Zahery et al., 2012)

3x J1b2 (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x J1b3 (Kurd from Turkey)

1x J1b3 T1822C, A8460G, A16235A, T16311C  (=J1b3+T1822C+T16311C) (Sorani)

1x J1b3b A73G, A263G, C295T, T489C, A750G, A1438G, A2706G, G3010A, T4216C, A4769G, C7028T, G8269A, A8460G, A8860G, A10398G, A11251G, G11719A, A12612G, G13708A, C14766T, A15326G, C15452A, T15530C, C16069T, T16126C, G16145A, C16222T, A16235G, C16261T (1/2 Alevi Kurmanji paternally, 1/2 Sunni Kurmanji maternally from Bingol, Kighi, Turkey)

1x J1b3b ( Kurd from Dersim)

1x J1b4 C16069T, T16126C, G16145A, C16222T, C16261T,  C16278T, C16287T (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x J1c (=J1c+G185T, 4812A, C16290T, T16519C) (Alevi Kurmanji from Dersim)

1x J1c2m (old J1c2a)  C16069T, T16126C, 16148T, A73G, 185A, 228A, A263G, C295T, 315.1C, C462T, T489C, 523DEL, 524DEL  (close to JQ797801 from Romania and  JQ797802 from West-Siberia (Khanty))(Kurds from Iraq; Al-Zahery et al., 2012)  

1x J1d (=J1d+A15218G, T16519C) (Feyli, originally from Iran)

1x J1d (Kurd from Iraq)

1x J1d3b (=J1d3b+10742G, T11353C, 12425G, T16519C (Kurmanji Alevi from Adıyaman and Gaziantep; now living in Konya area)

1x J2a1a1 C16069T, T16126C, G16145A, A16182C, A16183C, T16189C, 16193.1C, T16231C, C16261T, A73G, C150T, C152T, T195C, C198T, A215G, C295T, 315.1C, T319C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007

1x J2a1a1 (=J2a1a1+A10044G, G11914A, C16264T)  (Kurd from Turkey)

3x J2b (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x J2b1 (Kurd from Iraq/Iran)

1x J2d C16069T, T16126C, C16193T, A73G, C152T, A263G, C295T, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

1x JT with T16126C, C16067T, T16311C (=JT) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x K (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x K 16129, T16224C, T16311C (= K1a11 or K2b2) (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x K with T16224C, T16311C (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

2x K with T16224C, T16311C, T16093C, C16260T (=K1a1+C16260T, or K1a17a+T16093C)(Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x K with T16224C, T16311C, A16240G (=K+A16240G) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x K with T16224C, T16311C, A16272G (=K+A16272G) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x K1a T16093C, T16224C, T16311C (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x K1a9 (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x K1b1c (K1b1c based on Derenko et al, 2013; mtDNA fully sequenced: KC911572) T1189C, A10398G, G5913A, G9962A,   A10289G, C15946T, G94A, G3337A, G11914A, 309.1C, 315.1C, T650C, A5811G, G8545A, T16519C    (Kurd from Mashhad/Iran; Derenko et al., 2013)

1x L3e5 16037G, A16041G, C16223T, A73G, C150T, A263G, 315.1C, T398C, 523DEL, 524DEL (Kurds from Iraq; Al-Zahery et al., 2012)

1x M/C (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x M1a1 G16129A, 16182C, 16183C, T16189C, C16223T, T16249C, T16311C, T16359C, C16360T, T16519C, A73G, T195C, A263G, 309.1C, 309.2C, 315.1C, T489C (Kurds from Iraq; Al-Zahery et al., 2012)

5x N (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x N1b (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x N1b1 (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x N1b1 (=N1b1+C16176C, C1703A, C3921A, G7337A, T16519C) (Alevi Kurmanji from Dersim)

1x N1b1 with C16223T, G16145A, C16176G (=N1b1) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x N1b1a6 (N1b based on Fernandes et al, 2012; mtDNA fully sequenced: JQ245756) C1703T, C3921A, C4960T, C8472T,   A12822G, G16145A, C9335C, A11362G, C7010T, T8469C, 309.1C, 315.1C, 523DEL, 524DEL,   G7337A, G9133A, A14690G (Kurd from Turkey; Fernandes et al, 2012)

1x N2a with C16223T, T16086C, G16153A, G16319A (=N2a+T16086C) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x R (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

2x R0 (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x R0 16519C, 16524C, A263G, 315.1C (Kurds from Iraq; Al-Zahery et al., 2012)

1x R0 16368C, 16519C, A263G, 309.1C, 315.1C (Kurds from Iraq; Al-Zahery et al., 2012)   

1x R2 with C16071T, G16145A, C16234 (=R2 +G16145A+C16234) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x T* T16126C, T16189C, 16193.1C, T16249C, C16294T, T16304C, A73G, T146C, T195C, A263G, 309.1C, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

1x T1a1'3 T16126C, A16163G, C16186T, T16189C, C16294T, A73G, T152C, T195C, A263G, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

4x T1 (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x T1a2b (=T1a2b+C12633T, G5460A, G11914A, T16311C, (T16519C))(Feyli)

1x T1 (Alevi Kurmanji from Dersim)

1x T1 (Kurd from Baneh/Iran)

1x T1a7 T16126C, A16163G, C16186T, T16189C, G16274A, C16294T, T16519C, A73G, A263G, 309.1C, 315.1C, A512G  (close to EU935435(Egypt) Kujanova and JQ798027 (Israel))(Kurds from Iraq; Al-Zahery et al., 2012)

1x T1b T16126C, A16163G, T16189C, T16243C, C16294T, A73G, A263G, 309.1C, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007) 

1x T1b T16126C, A16163G, T16189C, T16243C, A16247G, C16294T, T16519C, A73G, 152C, A263G, 309.1C, 315.1C, 524.1A, 524.2C (Kurds from Iraq; Al-Zahery et al., 2012)

3x T2 (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x T2a1b2b with T16126C, C16294T, C16296T, C16256T, A16317G (=T2a1b2b +A16317G) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x T2b (Kurd from Turkey)

1x T2c1 (Kurd from Iran, originally from Amed)

1x U1a'c  A16182C, A16183C, T16189C, T16249C, A73G, T146C, A263G, C285T, 309.1C (similar to HM852844(Iranian 9) Schoenberg) (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

1x U1a'c with A16182C, A16183C, T16189C, T16249C (=U1a'c) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x U1a (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x U1a1 A14070A, T16163C (Zaza)

1x U1a1 G16129A, A16183C, T16189C, 16193.1C, T16224C, T16249C, T16288C, C16295T, A73G, C150T, T195C, A263G, C285T, 309.1C, 309.2C, 315.1C, A385G (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

1x U1a1 A16183-, 16193.1C, C16193T.2C, T16249C, T72C, A73G, T195C, A263G, C285T, 309.1C, 315.1C, A385G (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

1x U1a1a (Sorani) with A11467G,  A12308G,  G12372A, C285T,  T12879C,  A13104G, A14070G, G15148A, A15954C, T16249C, C2218T, G14364A, T16189C, G4991A, G6026A, T7581C, A385G, 3158.1T, G3591A, A13422G, G9575A, C2836T, G4659A, 573.1C, 573.2C, A10283G, (309.1C), (315.1C), (523-), (524-), (16182C), (16183C), (16519C) (=U1a1a; shares C2836T, G4659A mutation with Indian samples HM156682(India) Govindaraj) (fully sequenced here and here)

1x U1b C16111T, 16214A, T16249C, G16319A, C16327T, T16519C, A73G, T146C, T152C, A263G, C285T, 315.1C, 572T (Kurds from Iraq; Al-Zahery et al., 2012)

1x U2 (Alevi with Zaza ancestry)

1x U2e1a with A16051G, T152C, A508G, A3720G, A5390G, T5426C, C6045T, T6152C, A10876, T13020C, T13734C, A15907G, G16129C, T16362C, C340T, C11197T, T11732C, G7337A, A15218G, T16311C, T16519C (Sorani from Sulaymaniyah/Iraq)

1x U3 with A16343G (=U3) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x U3a (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x U3a with C150T, A14139G,  T15454C, A2294G,  T4703C,  G9266A, T6518A (flip!),  A10506G,  C13934T,  G16390A,  C2766A, 10790C, G16129A, 16257T, T16519C (Sorani from Sulaymaniyah/Iraq); (similar to HM852895(Georgian45) Schoenberg also with C2766A)

1x U3b with (U3b+G3591A, C15946T, A16203G, T16311C, T16356C, C4640T (flip!) (Kurmanji Sunni from Hakkari/Mardin) 

1x U3c with A16343G, C16193T, T16249C (=U3c) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x U3c C16193T, T16249C, A16343G, G16526A, A73G, C150T, A263G, 315.1C  (close to HM852797(Azeri34) and HM852803(Azeri42) Schoenberg)(Kurds from Iraq; Al-Zahery et al., 2012)   

1x U4 T16356C, T16519C, A73G, T195C, A263G, 309.1C, 315.1C, G499A, 524.1A, 524.2C (Kurds from Iraq; Al-Zahery et al., 2012)

1x U5 T16093C, T16189C, C16270T (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x U5a1 (Kurmanji from Dohuk)

1x U5a1a (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x U5a1a1 (Sorani, maternally Kurdish from Ardalan)

4x U7 (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x U7 (Zaza from Turkey)

1x U7 (Zaza from Dersim)

1x U7 (Kurd from Rojhelat, Iran; paternally from Kalakajar outside Tikab and maternally from Sine)

1x U7 C16069T, A16227G, C16278T, A16318C, T16359C (very close to HM852853(Turk 187) Schoenberg) (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x U7 C16192T, A16309G, A16318T (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x U7 T16243C, A16309G, A16318T (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x U7 A16309G, A16318T (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x U7 A16309G, A16318T (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x U7a A16309G, A16318T, T16519C, A73G, C151T, T152C, A263G, 309.1C, 315.1C, 523DEL, 524DEL (Kurds from Iraq; Al-Zahery et al., 2012)

1x U7a2 (U7a2a1 based on Derenko et al, 2013; mtDNA fully sequenced: KC911509) A16318T, T16519C, A73G, C151T, T152C, A263G, 315.1C, 523DEL, 524DEL, A5265G, T7870C, C12094T, C14533T, G16129A, A16309A, T16519C  (Kurd from Kermanshah/Iran; Derenko et al., 2013)

1x U7a4 T16126C, C16148T, A16309G, A16318T, A73G, T146C, C150T, C152T, T195C, A263G, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

1x U7a4 T16126C, C16148T, A16318C, A73G, T146C, C151T, C152T, T195C, A263G, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

1x U7a4 T16126C, C16148T, A16318T, A73G, T146C, C151T, C152T, T195C, A263G, 309.1C, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

1x U7a'5 G16129A, A16318T, A73G, C151T, C152T, A263G, 309.1C, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

1x U8b1a1 A16066G, G16129A, A16183C, T16189C, C16234T, A73G, G94A, T195C, A263G, 309.1C, 309.2C, 315.1C (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

1x U8b1a1 A16066G, G16129A, C16169T, A16183C, T16189C, C16234T, T16311C (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x U8b C16111T, T16172C, A16183C, T16189C, T16311C (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x U8b (Feyli)

1x U8b (Zaza from Sivas, originally from Dersim)

1x W (Kurds from Saqqez, Kurdistan-Iran; Farjadian et al., 2011)

1x W C16223T, C16292T (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x W3 G16153A, C16223T, C16292T, C16294T, T16519C, A73G, T152C, A189G, C194T, T195C, T199C, T204C, G207A, A263G, 309.1C, 315.1C (Kurds from Iraq; Al-Zahery et al., 2012)

1x W3a1 (W based on Fernandes et al, 2012; mtDNA fully sequenced: JQ245760) T195C, T204C, G207A, T1243C, A3505G,   G5460A, G8251A, G8994A, A11947G, G15884C, C16292T, C194T, T1406C, T15784C, A13263G,   309.1C, 315.1C, G1709A, C10845T, G16244A, T16368C, T16519C    (Kurd from Turkey; Fernandes et al, 2012)

1x W3b (W based on Fernandes et al, 2012; mtDNA fully sequenced: JQ245757) T195C, T204C, G207A, T1243C, A3505G,   G5460A, G8251A G8994A, A11947G, G15884C, C16292T, C194T, T1406C, T199C, G12923T,    315.1C, T1413C, C1693T, A2258G, G8950A, C11467G, C12063T, C14557T, T14634C, T16519C   (Kurd from Turkey; Fernandes et al, 2012)

1x W3b (Olivieri et al, 2013; mtDNA fully sequenced: KF146279) T195C, T204C, G207A, T1243C, A3505G, G5460A,   G8251A, G8994A, A11947G, G15884C, C16292T, C194T, T1406C, T199C, G12923T,  315.1C, T4216C, T16519C (Kurdistan, Iran; Olivieri et al, 2013)

1x W4a C16223T, C16292T, C16286T (Kurds from Iran; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004)

1x W4d (W based on Fernandes et al, 2012; mtDNA fully sequenced: JQ245758) T195C, T204C, G207G, T1243C, A3505G,   G5460A, G8251A, G8994A, A11947G, G15884C, C16292T, C194T, G143A, T196C, C16286C,   C16082T, T119C, T146C, 309.1C, 315.1C, 523DEL, 524DEL, A6977G, C13011T, G13145A,   A15308G, T16519C (Kurd from Turkey; Fernandes et al, 2012)

1x W6 with C16292T, C16192T, C16223T,  T16324C (=W6) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x W6c with A73G, A189G, C194T, T195C, T204C, G207A, A263G, 309.1C, 315.1C, C16211T, C16223T, C16292T, T16325C, T16519C (N91920     Kurdish Gule, ≈1850, Ahlat/Kurdistan-Turkey)

1x W6c1a (mtDNA fully sequenced: KF553923) T195C, T204C, G207G, T1243C, A3505G, G5460A, G8251A, G8994A,   A11947G, G15884C, C16292T, C194T, A4093G, T8614C, T16325C, C8002T, C8658T, A8149G,   C16211T, 309.1C, 315.1C, C8874T, T16519C (Kurd from Tatvan near Lake Van)

1x W9 (W based on Fernandes et al, 2012; mtDNA fully sequenced: JQ245759) T195C, T204C, G207G, T1243C, A3505G,   G5460A, G8251A, G8994A, A11947G, G15884C, C16292T, C194T, C14097T, 309.1C, 315.1C,   523DEL, 524DEL, A5128G, G16129A, T16519C (Kurd from Turkey; Fernandes et al, 2012)

1x X with T16189C, C16278T, C16186T (=X+C16186T) (Kurds from Georgia; Comas et al., 2000)

1x X2e T16124C, A16182C, A16183C, T16189C, 16193.1C, T16223C, C16278T, T16325C, A73G, A153G, T195C, A263G, 308.1A, 309.1C, 315.1C, C338T (Kurds from Iran; Derenko et al., 2007)

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