The First complete Zoroastrian-Parsi Mitochondria Reference Genome: Implications of mitochondrial signatures in an endogamous, non-smoking population
Villoo Morawala Patell, Naseer Pasha, Kashyap Krishnasamy, Bharti Mittal, Chellappa Gopalakrishnan, Raja Mugasimangalam, Naveen Sharma, Arati-Khanna Gupta, Perviz Bhote-Patell, Sudha Rao, Renuka Jain, The Avestagenome Project
The paper generates the first complete mitochondrial reference genome for Zoroastrian-Parsis, identifies genetic variants, and links them to longevity and disease, while highlighting the impact of endogamy and non-smoking culture on mutational signatures.
Meta Gene · Mar 14, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics