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Reconstructing the demographic history of the Himalayan and adjoining populations.
Human genetics - 1 Feb 2018
Tamang Rakesh, Chaubey Gyaneshwer, Nandan Amrita, Govindaraj Periyasamy, Singh Vipin Kumar, Rai Niraj, Mallick Chandana Basu, Sharma Vishwas, Sharma Varun Kumar, Shah Anish M, Lalremruata Albert, Reddy Alla G, Rani Deepa Selvi, Doviah Pilot, Negi Neetu, Hadid Yarin, Pande Veena, Vishnupriya Satti, van Driem George, Behar Doron M, Sharma Tikaram, Singh Lalji, Villems Richard, Thangaraj Kumarasamy
Abstract excerpt
The rugged topography of the Himalayan region has hindered large-scale human migrations, population admixture and assimilation. Such complexity in geographical structure might have facilitated the existence of several small isolated communities in this region. We have genotyped about 850,000 autosomal markers among 35 individuals belonging to the four major populations inhabiting the Himalaya and adjoining...
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