Document Type
Article (Restricted)
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Abstract
Control region polymorphisms in the mitochondrial DNA of 124 unrelated individuals from the Malay population living in or around Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia were investigated and phylogenetic haplogroup lineages were determined. The intergenic COII/tRNALys 9-bp deletion, 3010 and 5178 mutations, and several coding region polymorphisms were examined to discriminate some phylogenetic haplogroups. Sequence comparison of the control regions led to the identification of 117 mitochondrial haplotypes, in which 103 types were observed in only one individual and the other nine types were shared by more than two individuals. Gene diversity was estimated to be 0.997. Phylogenetic haplogroup determination revealed that the gene pool of the modern Malay population in Malaysia consisted mainly of southeast Asian, east Asian, unidentified and unique, and aboriginal southeast-specific haplogroups. These results suggest a multi-original nature for the modern Malay population. The present database may help not only in personal identification but also in determining geographic origin in forensic casework in Malaysian, Southeast Asian and East Asian populations.
Keywords
Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphism Control region Haplogroup Malay population dna control region mitochondrial genome variation japanese individuals ethnic populations korean population southeast asians han population lineages india differentiation
Divisions
GeneralDentalPracticeAndOralMaxillofacialImaging
Publication Title
International Journal of Legal Medicine
Volume
124
Issue
2
Additional Information
ISI Document Delivery No.: 555OM Times Cited: 5 Cited Reference Count: 46 Maruyama, S. Nohira-Koike, C. Minaguchi, K. Nambiar, P. Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture; 14370701; 29791646 We would like to thank Associate Professor Jeremy Williams, Laboratory of International Dental Information, Tokyo Dental College, for editing this manuscript. This research was partially supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture; Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (14370701); and Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists Research (B) (29791646). Springer New york