A genome wide pattern of population structure and admixture in Peninsular Malaysia Malays

• Main Authors: Wan Isa, Hatin, Ab Rajab, Nur Shafawati, Etemad, Ali, Jin, Wenfei, Qin, Pengfei, Xu, Shuhua, Jin, Li, Tan, Soon Guan, Limprasert, Pornprot, Feisal, Merican Amir, Idid, Mohammed Rizman, Alwi, Zilfalil, The HUGO Pan-Asian SNP Consortium
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36165/1/36165.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36165/; http://www.thehugojournal.com/content/8/1/5/abstract
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background: The Malays consist of various sub-ethnic groups which are believed to have different ancestral origins based on their migrations centuries ago. The sub-ethnic groups can be divided based on the region they inhabit; the northern (Melayu Kedah and Melayu Kelantan), western (Melayu Minang)...