Ancient genomes from the Himalayas illuminate the genetic history of Tibetans and their Tibeto-Burman speaking neighbors

Chi-Chun Liu; David Witonsky; Anna Gosling; Ju Hyeon Lee; Harald Ringbauer; Richard Hagan; Nisha Patel; Raphaela Stahl; John Novembre; Mark Aldenderfer; Christina Warinner; Anna Di Rienzo; Choongwon Jeong

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28827-2

Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

Ancient genomes from the Himalayas illuminate the genetic history of Tibetans and their Tibeto-Burman speaking neighbors

Chi-Chun Liu,
David Witonsky,
Anna Gosling,
Ju Hyeon Lee,
Harald Ringbauer,
Richard Hagan,
Nisha Patel,
Raphaela Stahl,
John Novembre,
Mark Aldenderfer,
Christina Warinner,
Anna Di Rienzo,
Choongwon Jeong

Affiliations

Chi-Chun Liu: Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago
David Witonsky: Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago
Anna Gosling: Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago
Ju Hyeon Lee: School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University
Harald Ringbauer: Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago
Richard Hagan: Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma
Nisha Patel: Department of Plant and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma
Raphaela Stahl: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
John Novembre: Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago
Mark Aldenderfer: Department of Anthropology and Heritage Studies, University of California
Christina Warinner: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Anna Di Rienzo: Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago
Choongwon Jeong: School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28827-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Liu et al. report genome-wide data of 33 ancient individuals from the Himalayas, illuminating the deep genetic history of Tibetans and other Tibeto-Burman-speaking populations around the Tibetan Plateau in fine resolution.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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