New insights from Thailand into the maternal genetic history of Mainland Southeast Asia

• Main Authors: Wibhu Kutanan, Jatupol Kampuansai, Andrea Brunelli, Silvia Ghirotto, Pittayawat Pittayaporn, Sukhum Ruangchai, Roland Schröder, Enrico MacHoldt, Metawee Srikummool, Daoroong Kangwanpong, Alexander Hübner, Leonardo Arias, Mark Stoneking
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85042553922&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/58246
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© The Author(s) 2018. Tai-Kadai (TK) is one of the major language families in Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA), with a concentration in the area of Thailand and Laos. Our previous study of 1234 mtDNA genome sequences supported a demic diffusion scenario in the spread of TK languages from southern Chin...