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ArticleArchives of Iranian medicine2025

Haplogroup Structure and Genetic Variation Analyses of Mitochondrial Genome SNPs in the Iranian Population.

Masoumeh Ghasemi, Marzieh Mohseni, Zohreh Fattahi, Masoud Edizadeh, Maryam Beheshtian, Fatemeh Keshavarzi, Khadijeh Jalalvand, Mohammadamin Omrani, Ali Khanbazi, Yasser Riazalhosseini and 3 more

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  1. Appreciating diversity: a review of the Iranian genomic landscape.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2026
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Masoumeh GhasemiGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5336-3196
Marzieh MohseniGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zohreh FattahiGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Masoud EdizadehGENOKS Genetic Disease Diagnostic Center, Ankara 06560, Turkey.
Maryam BeheshtianGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh KeshavarziGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Khadijeh JalalvandGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammadamin OmraniUrology and Nephrology Research Center (UNRC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali KhanbaziGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Yasser RiazalhosseiniVictor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Mohammad Reza AkbariInstitute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Kimia KahriziGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hossein NajmabadiGenetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-6084-7778

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backgroundMitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a valuable marker for population studies and forensic investigations. Recent advancements in massively parallel sequencing technologies enable whole mitochondrial genome sequencing. This study collected blood samples from unrelated Iranian participants from four ethnic groups: Persian, Kurd, Lur, and Azeri. We mapped mtDNA haplogroups according to genetic ancestry and investigated the ethnic similarities within the Iranian population.

methodsComplete mtDNA sequences were generated with targeted mtDNA sequencing method and haplogroups were determined on the base of mitogenome polymorphisms. Additionally, we used data from the whole exome sequencing (WES) of the current samples to compare the variants identified by two different mitochondrial testing methods. Principal component analysis (PCA) calculations were performed using the R software to determine diversity between unrelated individuals of various ethnicities.

resultsA total of 129 sub-haplogroups were identified in 15 main haplogroups. The findings revealed high frequencies of haplogroups U and H (22.4% and 20.3%, respectively) in the Iranian population. The PCA scatter plots revealed overlapping diversity, with no distinct trends separating the groups in these four groups within the Iranian population. In the present samples, the WES method identified only 57.8% of the variants detected by the targeted mtDNA sequencing method.

conclusionVariant studies do not show much difference, which indicate a small genetic difference between the central ethnic groups of Iran. Furthermore, comparing the targeted whole mitochondrial genome to mitochondrial data from WES in our study samples highlights the notion that targeted entire mitochondrial genome is a gold standard method for variant detection.

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DNA, MitochondrialEthnicityGenome, MitochondrialHaplotypesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideFemaleGenetics, PopulationGenetic VariationHumansIranMalePrincipal Component AnalysisDNA, MitochondrialGenomic diversityHaplogroupMitochondrial DNATargeted mtDNA sequencing methodWhole exome sequencing

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