Population History and Genome Wide Association Studies of Birth Weight in a Native High Altitude Ladakhi Population
Sushil Bhandari, Padma Dolma, Mitali Mukerji, Bhavana Prasher, Hugh Montgomery, Dalvir Kular, Vandana Jain, Vatsla Dadhwal, David J. Williams, Aniket Bhattacharyaa, Edmund H. Gilbert, Gianpiero L. Cavalleri, Sara L. Hillman
The paper investigates birth weight in a high altitude Ladakhi population using GWAS and ancestry analysis, finding evidence of Tibetan ancestry and nominal associations with birthweight-related genes.
PLoS ONE · Sep 20, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetics