Reconstructing the Human Genetic History of Mainland Southeast Asia: Insights from Genome-Wide Data from Thailand and Laos
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2021
- ISIDORE Id: 10670/1.aaffad...
- hal: hal-04604741
- doi: 10.1093/molbev/msab124
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genome-wide Mainland Southeast Asia population interaction South Asian admixture cultural diffusion -bio]/Genetics/Human genetics -bio]/Genetics/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE]Sujets proches
Language (New words, slang, etc.) Family Family structure Families--Social aspects Families--Social conditions Family life Structure, Family Family relationships Relationships, Family Southeastern Asia Asia, Southeastern South East Asia Asia, SoutheastCiter ce document
Wibhu Kutanan et al., « Reconstructing the Human Genetic History of Mainland Southeast Asia: Insights from Genome-Wide Data from Thailand and Laos », HAL SHS (Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société), ID : 10.1093/molbev/msab124
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Thailand and Laos, located in the center of Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA), harbor diverse ethnolinguistic groups encompassing all five language families of MSEA: Tai-Kadai (TK), Austroasiatic (AA), Sino-Tibetan (ST), Hmong-Mien (HM), and Austronesian (AN). Previous genetic studies of Thai/Lao populations have focused almost exclusively on uniparental markers and there is a paucity of genome-wide studies. We therefore generated genome-wide SNP data for 33 ethnolinguistic groups, belonging to the five MSEA language families from Thailand and Laos, and analyzed these together with data from modern Asian populations and SEA ancient samples. Overall, we find genetic structure according to language family, albeit with heterogeneity in the AA-, HM-, and ST-speaking groups, and in the hill tribes, that reflects both population interactions and genetic drift. For the TK speaking groups, we find localized genetic structure that is driven by different levels of interaction with other groups in the same geographic region. Several Thai groups exhibit admixture from South Asia, which we date to ∼600–1000 years ago, corresponding to a time of intensive international trade networks that had a major cultural impact on Thailand. An AN group from Southern Thailand shows both South Asian admixture as well as overall affinities with AA-speaking groups in the region, suggesting an impact of cultural diffusion. Overall, we provide the first detailed insights into the genetic profiles of Thai/Lao ethnolinguistic groups, which should be helpful for reconstructing human genetic history in MSEA and selecting populations for participation in ongoing whole genome sequence and biomedical studies.
