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Ancient Genetic Signatures of Orang Asli Revealed by Killer Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor Gene Polymorphisms.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
NurWaliyuddin Hanis Z A, Norazmi Mohd N, Edinur Hisham A, Chambers Geoffrey K, Panneerchelvam Sundararajulu, Zafarina Zainuddin
Abstract excerpt
The aboriginal populations of Peninsular Malaysia, also known as Orang Asli (OA), comprise three major groups; Semang, Senoi and Proto-Malays. Here, we analyzed for the first time KIR gene polymorphisms for 167 OA individuals, including those from four smallest OA subgroups (Che Wong, Orang Kanaq, Lanoh and Kensiu) using polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific primer (PCR-SSP) analyses. The observed...
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