Endogamy and high prevalence of deleterious mutations in India: evidence from strong founder events
Pratheusa Machha, Amirtha Gopalan, Yamini Elangovan, Sarath Chandra Mouli Veeravalli, Divya Tej Sowpati, Kumarasamy Thangaraj K
The paper analyzes whole-exome sequencing data from South Indian populations to identify founder events and deleterious mutations, revealing high inbreeding rates and population-specific pathogenic variants.
Journal of genetics and genomics/Journal of Genetics and Genomics · Feb 13, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine