Correction to: European Journal of Human Genetics (2009) 17, 820–830; doi:10.1038/ejhg.2008.249; published online 24 December 2008

Since the above publication, the authors have noticed a shift of the frequency values relative to H1a1 and I2a1* markers in Figure 2. The correct figure is reproduced below.

Figure 2
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Phylogeny of Y-chromosome haplogroups and their frequencies (%) in the examined populations. Nomenclature and haplogroup labelling according to the Y Chromosome Consortium (http://ycc.biosci.arizona.edu/) updated according to Karafet et al. *Paragroups: Y chromosomes not defined by any phylogenetic downstream-reported and -examined mutation. aIntrapopulation haplogroup diversity. The terminal markers of haplogroups E-V12 and E-V13 (V32 and V27, respectively) were typed but did not show any variation.

In addition, the authors would like to specify that the Macedonian sample of Cruciani et al. (2007) is from FYROM (Former Yugoslavia Republic of Macedonia).

The typesetters would like to apologise for this mistake.