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Ethnically distinct populations of historical Tibet exhibit distinct autosomal STR compositions.
Gene - 1 Mar 2016
Tsering Thupten, Gayden Tenzin, Chennakrishnaiah Shilpa, Bukhari Areej, Garcia-Bertrand Ralph, Herrera Rene J
Abstract excerpt
At an average altitude of 4000m above sea level, the Tibetan plateau is one of the highest plains on the planet. It is surrounded on three sides by massive mountain ranges: the Kunlun, the Karakoram and the Himalayas. These natural barriers have kept Tibet relatively isolated. In the present study, 15 autosomal STR loci were genotyped in 338 unrelated individuals from three traditional provinces of historical...
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