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Rudra Kumar Pandey

Banaras Hindu UniversityORCID 0000-0002-0995-923XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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Gyaneshwer ChaubeyiD· 3 shared Shailesh DesaiiD· 2 shared Abhishek SharmaiD· 1 shared Alnoman Mundher TayyehiD· 1 shared Anshika Srivastava· 1 shared Jaison Jeevan SequeiraiD· 1 shared Manoj Kumar TharuiD· 1 shared Michael D. PetragliaiD· 1 shared

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South Asian Maternal Lineage haplogroup R30 Provides Phylogenetic Evidence of human dispersal across South Asia

Shailesh Desai, Vivek Adhikary, Mohak Bhattacharyya, Manoj Kumar Tharu, Abhishek Sharma, Jaison Jeevan Sequeira, Rudra Kumar Pandey, P S Pandey, Shivanand S. Shendre, Alnoman Mundher Tayyeh, Sajitha Lulu S, Mohammed S Mustak, Michael D. Petraglia, Gyaneshwer Chaubey

The paper analyzes haplogroup R30 in South Asia to trace human dispersal, finding it originated in the Indian subcontinent ~50 kya and shows evidence of multiple migrations.

bioRxiv · May 4, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Neanderthal Introgressed COVID-19 Risk Locus 3p21.31 Under Positive Selection in East Asia via LZTFL1-Driven Ciliary Changes

Rudra Kumar Pandey, Shailesh Desai, Gyaneshwer Chaubey

The paper identifies positive selection at the Neanderthal introgressed 3p21.31 locus in East Asians, linked to LZTFL1-driven ciliary changes that may influence COVID-19 severity.

bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Genetic association of TMPRSS2 rs2070788 polymorphism with COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate among Indian populations

Rudra Kumar Pandey, Anshika Srivastava, Prajjval Pratap Singh, Gyaneshwer Chaubey

The paper investigates the genetic association of TMPRSS2 rs2070788 polymorphism with COVID-19 case fatality rate in Indian populations, finding a significant positive association with the G allele.

Infection Genetics and Evolution · Jan 5, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetics