title: Paternal and maternal genetic analysis of a desert Keriyan population: Keriyans are not the descendants of Guge Tibetans.
abstract: The Keriyan people live in an isolated village in the Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang, Western China. The origin and migration of the Keriyans remains unclear. We studied paternal and maternal genetic variance through typing Y-STR loci and sequencing the complete control region of the mtDNA and compared them with other adjacent populations. Data show that the Keriyan have relatively low genetic diversity on both the paternal and maternal lineages and possess both European and Asian specific haplogroups, indicating Keriyan is an admixture population of West and East. There is a gender-bias in the extent of contribution from Europe vs. Asia to the Keriyan gene pool. Keriyans have more genetic affinity to Uyghurs than to Tibetans. The Keriyan are not the descendants of the Guge Tibetans.
authors: Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
authors: Kaixu
authors: K
authors: Chen
authors: Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
authors: Abdurahman
authors: A
authors: Ablimit
authors: Beijing Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Beijing, China.
authors: Fengjun
authors: F
authors: Ling
authors: Institute of Forensic Science of Zhejiang, Hongzhou, China.
authors: Weiwei
authors: W
authors: Wu
authors: Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
authors: Wenjuan
authors: W
authors: Shan
authors: Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
authors: Wenbei
authors: W
authors: Qin
authors: Blood Center of Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
authors: Tuerhong
authors: T
authors: Keweier
authors: Blood Center of Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
authors: Hongli
authors: H
authors: Zuo
authors: Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
authors: Fuchun
authors: F
authors: Zhang
authors: Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
authors: Zhenghai
authors: Z
authors: Ma
authors: Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China; Department of Pathology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada; Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada.
authors: Xiufen
authors: X
authors: Zheng
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D002886:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17 / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005220:Fathers; D005260:Female; D056426:Genetic Loci / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D060005:Genotyping Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics; D009035:Mothers
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial