They are:

• An ethnic group that has been around for 2000-2500 years.
  
• Proud of their unique religion.
  
• Have had a disproportionate role in the history of the West.
  
• Are scattered in a Diaspora of millions as well as constituting a political nation in the Near East.
  
• Are often a "market dominant minority."
  
• Have been victims of a genocide which serves as an essential component of their modern self-identity.
  

No, I'm not talking about Jews, I'm talking about Armenians! Out of curiosity I tried to find anything interesting from a genetic angle on them, and all that yielded was Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), but, as the term indicates the condition is prevelant among many groups of Near Eastern origin (including Ashkenazi Jews).

More later (I will elaborate on the bullet points above)....