Edited sentence: About 40% of all clades of M1 found in Europe are M1a and consequently of recent East African origin.Haplogroup M1 is also found in Europe at low frequencies, but it is not uncommon in Southern Europe.However, one clade of haplgroup M1, M1a is widely accepted to be of East African origin.In a study by Gonzalez et al 2007, haplogroup M1 had an overall frequency of 0.3% in the samples that were analyzed.The highest frequencies were found in Sicily where 3.8% of the population were members of haplogroup M1.The origins of haplogroup M1 have yet to be conclusively established