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Mitochondrial and Y-chromosome diversity of the Tharus (Nepal): a reservoir of genetic variation

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Ecology and Evolution, July 2009
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Title
Mitochondrial and Y-chromosome diversity of the Tharus (Nepal): a reservoir of genetic variation
Published in
BMC Ecology and Evolution, July 2009
DOI 10.1186/1471-2148-9-154
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Authors

Simona Fornarino, Maria Pala, Vincenza Battaglia, Ramona Maranta, Alessandro Achilli, Guido Modiano, Antonio Torroni, Ornella Semino, Silvana A Santachiara-Benerecetti

Abstract

Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent represent an area considered as a source and a reservoir for human genetic diversity, with many markers taking root here, most of which are the ancestral state of eastern and western haplogroups, while others are local. Between these two regions, Terai (Nepal) is a pivotal passageway allowing, in different times, multiple population interactions, although because of its highly malarial environment, it was scarcely inhabited until a few decades ago, when malaria was eradicated. One of the oldest and the largest indigenous people of Terai is represented by the malaria resistant Tharus, whose gene pool could still retain traces of ancient complex interactions. Until now, however, investigations on their genetic structure have been scarce mainly identifying East Asian signatures.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Germany 1 1%
Chile 1 1%
Australia 1 1%
India 1 1%
New Zealand 1 1%
Argentina 1 1%
United States 1 1%
Unknown 75 91%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 23%
Researcher 17 21%
Student > Master 14 17%
Professor 5 6%
Student > Bachelor 4 5%
Other 15 18%
Unknown 8 10%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 33 40%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 17 21%
Social Sciences 6 7%
Medicine and Dentistry 6 7%
Environmental Science 3 4%
Other 7 9%
Unknown 10 12%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 20. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 February 2023.
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