Population Structure and Migration in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea; a Region Impacted by the kuru Epidemic
Liam James Elgaard Quinn, Jerome T. Whitfield, Michael Philip Alpers, Tracy Campbell, Holger Hummerich, William S. Pomat, Peter Siba, George Koki, Ida Moltke, John Collinge, Garrett Hellenthal, Simon Mead
The paper analyzes population genetics in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea using genome-wide data, revealing genetic structure, admixture events, and evidence of female-biased migration linked to the kuru epidemic.
The American Journal of Human Genetics · Mar 19, 2024Peer-reviewedGenetics