Southeast asian diversity: First insights into the complex mtDNA structure of Laos

• Main Authors: Bodner M., Zimmermann B., Röck A., Kloss-Brandstätter A., Horst D., Horst B., Sengchanh S., Sanguansermsri T., Horst J., Krämer T., Schneider P., Parson W.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=79951563096&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/43103
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: Vast migrations and subsequent assimilation processes have shaped the genetic composition of Southeast Asia, an area of close contact between several major ethnic groups. To better characterize the genetic variation of this region, we analyzed the entire mtDNA control region of 214 unrel...