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01-11-2009 | Original Article

Forensic and phylogeographic characterization of mtDNA lineages from northern Thailand (Chiang Mai)

Authors: Bettina Zimmermann, Martin Bodner, Sylvain Amory, Liane Fendt, Alexander Röck, David Horst, Basil Horst, Torpong Sanguansermsri, Walther Parson, Anita Brandstätter

Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine | Issue 6/2009

Abstract

The immigration of diverse ethnic groups over the past centuries from surrounding countries into Thailand left footprints in the genetic composition of Thai mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineages. The entire mtDNA control region (1,122 bp) was typed in 190 unrelated male volunteers from the northern Thailand province of Chiang Mai following highest quality standards. For a more precise haplogroup classification, selected single nucleotide polymorphisms from the mtDNA coding region were genotyped. We found several new, so far undescribed mtDNA lineages. Quasi-median networks were constructed for visualisation of character conflicts. The data were put into population-genetic relationships with other Southeast Asian populations. Although the frequencies of the Thai haplogroups were characteristic for Southeast Asia in terms of haplotype composition and genetic structure, the Thai population was significantly different from other Southeast Asian populations. This necessitates establishing regional databases, especially for forensic applications. The population data have been submitted to the EMPOP database (www.empop.org) and will be available on publication.

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Title: Forensic and phylogeographic characterization of mtDNA lineages from northern Thailand (Chiang Mai)
Authors: Bettina Zimmermann
Martin Bodner
Sylvain Amory
Liane Fendt
Alexander Röck
David Horst
Basil Horst
Torpong Sanguansermsri
Walther Parson
Anita Brandstätter
Publication date: 01-11-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine / Issue 6/2009
Print ISSN: 0937-9827
Electronic ISSN: 1437-1596
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-009-0373-4

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