Table 1 Pairwise genetic distances (F_st) between Ashkenazi Jewish, European and Middle Eastern populations

From: Implications for health and disease in the genetic signature of the Ashkenazi Jewish population

		Europe								Middle East
Population	Ashkenazi	Basque	French	Sardinian	Tuscan	Italian	Orcadian	Adygei	Russian	Mozabite	Druze	Palestinian	Bedouin
Ashkenazi
Basque	0.0216
French	0.0147	0.0069
Sardinian	0.0206	0.0127	0.0087
Tuscan	0.013	0.0097	0.0024	0.0072
Italian	0.0136	0.0079	0.0012	0.0064	0.0014
Orcadian	0.0197	0.0114	0.0041	0.0154	0.008	0.0074
Adygei	0.0146	0.0176	0.009	0.0181	0.0078	0.0086	0.0137
Russian	0.0172	0.0134	0.0054	0.019	0.0094	0.0086	0.0072	0.0119
Mozabite	0.029	0.037	0.0307	0.0318	0.0258	0.0272	0.0376	0.0316	0.0368
Druze	0.0173	0.0206	0.0136	0.0166	0.009	0.0108	0.02	0.0121	0.0205	0.0277
Palestinian	0.0155	0.0202	0.0134	0.0157	0.0079	0.0099	0.0193	0.0113	0.0195	0.0209	0.0092
Bedouin	0.0189	0.0253	0.0185	0.0204	0.012	0.0147	0.0247	0.0161	0.0252	0.0208	0.0123	0.0077

Bold indicates significance, P < 0.05, Fisher's exact test, 10,000 permutations.

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