Genetic insights into the origins of Tibeto-Burman populations in the Himalayas

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 216-223

  Gayden, Tenzin ^a,b   Mirabal, Sheyla ^a,b   Cadenas, Alicia M ^a,b   Lacau, Harlette ^a,b   Simms, Tanya M ^a,b   Morlote, Diana ^a,b   Chennakrishnaiah, Shilpa ^c   Herrera, Rene J ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bigtec Private Limited   (India)

Author keywords

autosomal STRs; Himalayas; Nepal; Tibet; Tibeto Burman

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CHINA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; GENE FLOW; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NEPAL; POPULATION GENETICS; Y CHROMOSOME;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYANMAR; PEDIGREE; PHYLOGENY; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; TIBET;

EID: 66349111704     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2009.14     Document Type: Article

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