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Insights into the genetic structure and diversity of 38 South Asian Indians from deep whole-genome sequencing.
PLoS genetics - 1 May 2014
Wong Lai-Ping, Lai Jason Kuan-Han, Saw Woei-Yuh, Ong Rick Twee-Hee, Cheng Anthony Youzhi, Pillai Nisha Esakimuthu, Liu Xuanyao, Xu Wenting, Chen Peng, Foo Jia-Nee, Tan Linda Wei-Lin, Koo Seok-Hwee, Soong Richie, Wenk Markus Rene, Lim Wei-Yen, Khor Chiea-Chuen, Little Peter, Chia Kee-Seng, Teo Yik-Ying
Abstract excerpt
South Asia possesses a significant amount of genetic diversity due to considerable intergroup differences in culture and language. There have been numerous reports on the genetic structure of Asian Indians, although these have mostly relied on genotyping microarrays or targeted sequencing of the mitochondria and Y chromosomes. Asian Indians in Singapore are primarily descendants of immigrants from...
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