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Insight of the mitochondrial genomes of the Orang Asli and Malays: The heterogeneity and the disease-associated variants.
Mitochondrion - 1 Jan 2022
Sukri Asif, Noorizhab Mohd Nur Fakhruzzaman, Teh Lay Kek, Salleh Mohd Zaki
Abstract excerpt
Orang Asli are the oldest inhabitants in Peninsular Malaysia that forms as a national minority while the Malays are the majority. The study aimed to screen the mitochondrial genomes of the Orang Asli and the Malays to discover the disease-associated variants. A total of 99 Orang Asli from six tribes (Bateq, Cheq Wong, Orang Kanaq, Kensiu, Lanoh, and Semai) were recruited. Mitochondrial genome sequencing was...
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