Paternal and Maternal Genetic Analysis of a Desert Keriyan Population: Keriyans Are Not the Descendants of Guge Tibetans

Kaixu Chen; Abdurahman Ablimit; Fengjun Ling; Weiwei Wu; Wenjuan Shan; Wenbei Qin; Tuerhong Keweier; Hongli Zuo; Fuchun Zhang; Zhenghai Ma; Xiufen Zheng

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100479

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Paternal and Maternal Genetic Analysis of a Desert Keriyan Population: Keriyans Are Not the Descendants of Guge Tibetans

Kaixu Chen,

Affiliation Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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Abdurahman Ablimit,

Affiliation Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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Fengjun Ling,

Affiliation Beijing Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Beijing, China
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Weiwei Wu,

Affiliation Institute of Forensic Science of Zhejiang, Hongzhou, China
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Wenjuan Shan,

Affiliation Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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Wenbei Qin,

Affiliation Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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Tuerhong Keweier,

Affiliation Blood Center of Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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Hongli Zuo,

Affiliation Blood Center of Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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Fuchun Zhang,

Affiliation Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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Zhenghai Ma ,

* E-mail: xzheng26@uwo.ca (XZ); zhenghai98@gmail.com (ZM)

Affiliation Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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Xiufen Zheng

* E-mail: xzheng26@uwo.ca (XZ); zhenghai98@gmail.com (ZM)

Affiliations Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, Department of Pathology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada
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Paternal and Maternal Genetic Analysis of a Desert Keriyan Population: Keriyans Are Not the Descendants of Guge Tibetans

Kaixu Chen,
Abdurahman Ablimit,
Fengjun Ling,
Weiwei Wu,
Wenjuan Shan,
Wenbei Qin,
Tuerhong Keweier,
Hongli Zuo,
Fuchun Zhang,
Zhenghai Ma

Published: June 26, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100479

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