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Data accessibility : Raw sequence reads and metadata will be deposited in a public repository (FigShare, https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14695356.v1) after acceptance.
Benefits Generated: A research collaboration was developed with scientists from countries providing genetic samples, all collaborators are included as co-authors, the results of research have been shared with the providers of the samples. Benefits from this research accrue from the sharing of our data and results on public databases as described above.
Author Contributions: L.v.R., L.v.d.Z. and R.A.H. conceived and designed the experiments. J.S. and J.M.W. provided the Eastern European samples. J.S.H. and J.B.S. provided the Western European samples. L.v.R., R.S., W.H. and A.S.P. conducted the experiments. L.v.R. analyzed the data. L.v.R. wrote the manuscript. L.v.d.Z., J.B.S and R.A.H revised it; all authors commented on the paper and approved it.
Competing Interest Statement: No competing interests declared by LvR, RS, WH, ASP, JSH, JS, JMW, LvdZ, JBS, RAH.