The groups around the M* are mainly East Asian groups. The sequences for the M48 haplogroup are: 1. Sun A47.JS AY922299 M48 2. Abu-Amero A14.JS EU370395(S Arabia) M48 (Incomplete) The sequences has these differences from the CRS: - for the main stem leading from H: A73G A263G A750G A1438G A2706G A4769G C7028T A8701G A8860G T9540C A10398G T10873C G11719A C12705T C14766T G15301A A15326G C16223T - and for the M* branch: T489C C10400T T14783C G15043A T16519C - and for M48 G1598A G5460A A10750G C16192T - and ignoring changes at 309 & 315. the mutation list is: 1. Sun A47.JS AY922299 M48 C150T T593C G1462T A2880G C6020T T8143C A12279G C12792T A14687G A15859G T16092C C16111T A16293G 2. Abu-Amero A14.JS EU370395(S Arabia) M48 (Incomplete) T204C G207A C6554T G8155A G14040A A15848G A16275G