| Literature DB >> 23199638 |
Nicolas Brucato1, Stéphane Mazières, Evelyne Guitard, Pierre-Henri Giscard, Etienne Bois, Georges Larrouy, Jean-Michel Dugoujon.
Abstract
The Hmong Diaspora is one of the widest modern human migrations. Mainly localised in South-East Asia, the United States of America, and metropolitan France, a small community has also settled the Amazonian forest of French Guiana. We have biologically analysed 62 individuals of this unique Guianese population through three complementary genetic markers: mitochondrial DNA (HVS-I/II and coding region SNPs), Y-chromosome (SNPs and STRs), and the Gm allotypic system. All genetic systems showed a high conservation of the Asian gene pool (Asian ancestry: mtDNA=100.0%; NRY=99.1%; Gm=96.6%), without a trace of founder effect. When compared across various Asian populations, the highest correlations were observed with Hmong-Mien groups still living in South-East Asia (Fst<0.05; P-value<0.05). Despite a long history punctuated by exodus, the French Guianese Hmong have maintained their original genetic diversity.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 23199638 DOI： 10.1016/j.crvi.2012.10.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: C R Biol ISSN： 1631-0691 Impact factor: 1.583