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ArticlePloS one2014

A linguistically informed autosomal STR survey of human populations residing in the greater Himalayan region.

Thirsa Kraaijenbrink, Kristiaan J van der Gaag, Sofia B Zuniga, Yali Xue, Denise R Carvalho-Silva, Chris Tyler-Smith, Mark A Jobling, Emma J Parkin, Bing Su, Hong Shi and 12 more

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Thirsa KraaijenbrinkMGC Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Kristiaan J van der GaagMGC Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Sofia B ZunigaMGC Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Yali XueThe Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, United Kingdom.
Denise R Carvalho-SilvaThe Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, United Kingdom.
Chris Tyler-SmithThe Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, United Kingdom.
Mark A JoblingDepartment of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Emma J ParkinDepartment of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Bing SuState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology and Kunming Primate Research Centre, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, PR China.
Hong ShiState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology and Kunming Primate Research Centre, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, PR China.
Chun-Jie XiaoHuman Genetics Centre, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, PR China.
Wen-Ru TangHuman Genetics Centre, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, PR China.
V K KashyapNational DNA Analysis Center, Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Kolkata, India.
R TrivediNational DNA Analysis Center, Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Kolkata, India.
T SitalaximiNational DNA Analysis Center, Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Kolkata, India.
Jheelam BanerjeeNational DNA Analysis Center, Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Kolkata, India.
Karma Tshering of GaselôHimalayan Languages Project, Institut für Sprachwissenschaft, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Nirmal M TuladharCentre for Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal.
Jean-Robert M L OpgenortHimalayan Languages Project, Institut für Sprachwissenschaft, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
George L van DriemHimalayan Languages Project, Institut für Sprachwissenschaft, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Guido BarbujaniDepartment of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Peter de KnijffMGC Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Funding

Wellcome Trust 087576Wellcome Trust WT 087576Wellcome Trust WT 098051
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The greater Himalayan region demarcates two of the most prominent linguistic phyla in Asia: Tibeto-Burman and Indo-European. Previous genetic surveys, mainly using Y-chromosome polymorphisms and/or mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms suggested a substantially reduced geneflow between populations belonging to these two phyla. These studies, however, have mainly focussed on populations residing far to the north and/or south of this mountain range, and have not been able to study geneflow patterns within the greater Himalayan region itself. We now report a detailed, linguistically informed, genetic survey of Tibeto-Burman and Indo-European speakers from the Himalayan countries Nepal and Bhutan based on autosomal microsatellite markers and compare these populations with surrounding regions. The genetic differentiation between populations within the Himalayas seems to be much higher than between populations in the neighbouring countries. We also observe a remarkable genetic differentiation between the Tibeto-Burman speaking populations on the one hand and Indo-European speaking populations on the other, suggesting that language and geography have played an equally large role in defining the genetic composition of present-day populations within the Himalayas.

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Genetics, PopulationLinguisticsAsiaChromosomes, HumanGene FlowGenotyping TechniquesHumansMicrosatellite Repeats

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PMID24614536
PMCPMC3948894

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