Investigating the demographic history of Sindhi population inhabited in West Coast India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

South Asian populations are genetically well stratified due to multiple waves of migration, admixture events, and endogamy. India remains a rich resource for population genomics studies with many small and socio-culturally homogeneous communities whose origins and demographic histories are largely unknown.

Methods

In this study, we analysed such a small Sindhi settlement in the Thane district in Maharashtra of West coast India using genome-wide autosomal SNP data from 13 healthy Sindhi individuals using both frequency- and haplotype-based approaches.

Results

Our analyses suggest that the West coast Indian Sindhi community is very unique and has significant population affinity with a group more closely related to the Pakistani Burusho than to the Pakistani S

SUBMITTER: Kumar L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12487577 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature