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The Y-chromosome landscape of the Philippines: extensive heterogeneity and varying genetic affinities of Negrito and non-Negrito groups

Overview of attention for article published in European Journal of Human Genetics, September 2010
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Title
The Y-chromosome landscape of the Philippines: extensive heterogeneity and varying genetic affinities of Negrito and non-Negrito groups
Published in
European Journal of Human Genetics, September 2010
DOI 10.1038/ejhg.2010.162
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Authors

Frederick Delfin, Jazelyn M Salvador, Gayvelline C Calacal, Henry B Perdigon, Kristina A Tabbada, Lilian P Villamor, Saturnina C Halos, Ellen Gunnarsdóttir, Sean Myles, David A Hughes, Shuhua Xu, Li Jin, Oscar Lao, Manfred Kayser, Matthew E Hurles, Mark Stoneking, Maria Corazon A De Ungria

Abstract

The Philippines exhibits a rich diversity of people, languages, and culture, including so-called 'Negrito' groups that have for long fascinated anthropologists, yet little is known about their genetic diversity. We report here, a survey of Y-chromosome variation in 390 individuals from 16 Filipino ethnolinguistic groups, including six Negrito groups, from across the archipelago. We find extreme diversity in the Y-chromosome lineages of Filipino groups with heterogeneity seen in both Negrito and non-Negrito groups, which does not support a simple dichotomy of Filipino groups as Negrito vs non-Negrito. Filipino non-recombining region of the human Y chromosome lineages reflect a chronology that extends from after the initial colonization of the Asia-Pacific region, to the time frame of the Austronesian expansion. Filipino groups appear to have diverse genetic affinities with different populations in the Asia-Pacific region. In particular, some Negrito groups are associated with indigenous Australians, with a potential time for the association ranging from the initial colonization of the region to more recent (after colonization) times. Overall, our results indicate extensive heterogeneity contributing to a complex genetic history for Filipino groups, with varying roles for migrations from outside the Philippines, genetic drift, and admixture among neighboring groups.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Canada 2 2%
United Kingdom 2 2%
Switzerland 1 1%
Malaysia 1 1%
New Zealand 1 1%
Argentina 1 1%
Spain 1 1%
United States 1 1%
Philippines 1 1%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 84 88%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 24 25%
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 18%
Student > Master 15 16%
Student > Bachelor 7 7%
Professor 6 6%
Other 19 20%
Unknown 7 7%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 41 43%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 17 18%
Arts and Humanities 8 8%
Social Sciences 6 6%
Environmental Science 3 3%
Other 5 5%
Unknown 15 16%
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