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Dissecting the genetic structure and admixture of four geographical Malay populations.
Scientific reports - 23 Sept 2015
Deng Lian, Hoh Boon-Peng, Lu Dongsheng, Saw Woei-Yuh, Twee-Hee Ong Rick, Kasturiratne Anuradhani, Janaka de Silva H, Zilfalil Bin Alwi, Kato Norihiro, Wickremasinghe Ananda R, Teo Yik-Ying, Xu Shuhua
Abstract excerpt
The Malay people are an important ethnic composition in Southeast Asia, but their genetic make-up and population structure remain poorly studied. Here we conducted a genome-wide study of four geographical Malay populations: Peninsular Malaysian Malay (PMM), Singaporean Malay (SGM), Indonesian Malay (IDM) and Sri Lankan Malay (SLM). All the four Malay populations showed substantial admixture with multiple...
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