Article
COII/tRNA(Lys) intergenic 9-bp deletion and other mtDNA markers clearly reveal that the Tharus (southern Nepal) have Oriental affinities.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 1993
Passarino G, Semino O, Modiano G, Santachiara-Benerecetti A S
Abstract excerpt
We searched for the East Asian mtDNA 9-bp deletion in the intergenic COII/tRNA(Lys) region in a sample of 107 Tharus (50 from central Terai and 57 from eastern Terai), a population whose anthropological origin has yet to be completely clarified. The deletion, detected by electrophoresis of the PC...
Topics
- Asian People
- Base Sequence
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
- Electron Transport Complex IV
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nepal
- Oligonucleotide Probes
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny