title: Patrilineal perspective on the Austronesian diffusion in Mainland Southeast Asia.
abstract: The Cham people are the major Austronesian speakers of Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA) and the reconstruction of the Cham population history can provide insights into their diffusion. In this study, we analyzed non-recombining region of the Y chromosome markers of 177 unrelated males from four populations in MSEA, including 59 Cham, 76 Kinh, 25 Lao, and 17 Thai individuals. Incorporating published data from mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), our results indicated that, in general, the Chams are an indigenous Southeast Asian population. The origin of the Cham people involves the genetic admixture of the Austronesian immigrants from Island Southeast Asia (ISEA) with the local populations in MSEA. Discordance between the overall patterns of Y chromosome and mtDNA in the Chams is evidenced by the presence of some Y chromosome lineages that prevail in South Asians. Our results suggest that male-mediated dispersals via the spread of religions and business trade might play an important role in shaping the patrilineal gene pool of the Cham people.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China.
authors.forename: Jun-Dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Min-Sheng
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Huy Ho
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Quang
authors.forename: Khoa Pham
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: An Vu
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Trieu
authors.forename: Shi-Fang
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jie-Qiong
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Yong-Gang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Ya-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005788:Gene Pool; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial