Mitochondrial DNA variability in populations from East Timor (Timor Leste)

• Author(s): Souto, L. ; Rocha, A. M. ; Pires, A. ; Ferreira, E. ; Kayser, M. ; Amorim, A. ; Côrte-Real, F ; Vieira, D. N.
• Date: 2006
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/4744
• Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Mitochondrial DNA; East Timor; Timor Leste; Southeast Asia
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

In this study we continue the genetic characterization of human populations from East Timor, as previously started for autosomal STRs and Y STRs, with a preliminary report on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) diversity. Individual samples (n = 133) collected from all the districts of East Timor and representing different linguistic groups were studied for the hypervariable region 1 (HVS1) sequence and the 9-bp deletion (intergenic region COII-tRNA lys). http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B7581-4JSBXBX-1J/1/f4cc71eebbd2186e586bae7a77c79ccf