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Origin of Tibeto-Burman speakers: evidence from HLA allele distribution in Lisu and Nu inhabiting Yunnan of China.
Human immunology - 1 Jun 2007
Chen Shangwu, Hu Qingsong, Xie Yi, Zhou Lingjun, Xiao Chunjie, Wu Yuping, Xu Anlong
Abstract excerpt
The issue about the origin of the Tibeto-Burman speaking ethnic groups (TBs) mostly residing in the Hengduan and Himalayan region in southwest China has been disputed for several decades. Based primarily on historical literatures and archaeologic findings the "Di-Qiang origin" hypothesis was proposed, in which the Tibeto-Burman speakers were thought to be descendants of the ancient Di-Qiang groups (DQs) who...
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