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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Differentiation analysis for estimating individual ancestry from the Tibetan Plateau by an archaic altitude adaptation EPAS1 haplotype among East Asian populations

Authors: Li Jiang, Jianxiong Peng, Meisha Huang, Jing Liu, Ling Wang, Quan Ma, Hui Zhao, Xin Yang, Anquan Ji, Caixia Li

Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine | Issue 6/2018

Abstract

Tibetans have adapted to the extreme environment of high altitude for hundreds of generations. A highly differentiated 5-SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) haplotype motif (AGGAA) on a hypoxic pathway gene, EPAS1, is observed in Tibetans and lowlanders. To evaluate the potential usage of the 5-SNP haplotype in ancestry inference for Tibetan or Tibetan-related populations, we analyzed this haplotype in 1053 individuals of 12 Chinese populations residing on the Tibetan Plateau, peripheral regions of Tibet, and plain regions. These data were integrated with the genotypes from the 1000 Genome populations and populations in a previously reported paper for population structure analyses. We found that populations representing highland and lowland groups have different dominant ancestry components. The core Denisovan haplotype (AGGAA) was observed at a frequency of 72.32% in the Tibetan Plateau, with a frequency range from 9.48 to 21.05% in the peripheral regions and < 2.5% in the plains area. From the individual perspective, 87.57% of the individuals from the Tibetan Plateau carried the archaic haplotype, while < 5% of the Chinese Han people carried the haplotype. Our findings indicate that the 5-SNP haplotype has a special distribution pattern in populations of Tibet and peripheral regions and could be integrated into AISNP (Ancestry Informative Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) panels to enhance ancestry resolution.

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Title: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Differentiation analysis for estimating individual ancestry from the Tibetan Plateau by an archaic altitude adaptation EPAS1 haplotype among East Asian populations
Authors: Li Jiang
Jianxiong Peng
Meisha Huang
Jing Liu
Ling Wang
Quan Ma
Hui Zhao
Xin Yang
Anquan Ji
Caixia Li
Publication date: 01-11-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0937-9827
Electronic ISSN: 1437-1596
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-018-1789-5

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