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Human Genetics
The Human Genetics cluster is led by Professor Maude Phipps and builds on her seminal studies with aboriginal groups
in this region. The cluster was started in 2017.
Publications
Published: Unbylined to TMB publications
1. Timothy A. Jinam, Maude E. Phipps, Farhang Aghakhanian, Partha P. Majumder, Francisco Datar, Mark Stoneking,
Hiromi Sawai, Nao Nishida, Katsushi Tokunaga, Shoji Kawamura, Keiichi Omoto, Naruya, Saitou. Discerning t he Origins
of the Negritos, First Sundaland People: Deep Divergence and Archaic Admixture. Genome Biology and Evolution.
(2017) 9: 2013– 2022.
2. Tagore, D., F. Aghakhanian, R. Naidu, P. Majumder, M. E. Phipps, A. Basu. A genomic insight into the origin and
dispersal of Austroasiatic speakers in South and Southeast Asia. Canadian Journal of Biotechnology. (2017) 1: 138.
3. Nowrozy Kamar Jahan, Mohtar Pungut Ahmad, Amreeta Dhanoa, Cheong Yuet Meng, Lau Wee Ming, Daniel D.
Reidpath, Pascale Allotey, Anuar Zaini, Maude Elvira Phipps, Quek Kia Fatt, Aman Bin Rabu, Rowther Sirajudeen,
Ahmad AbdulBasitz Ahmad Fatan, Faidzal Adlee Ghafar, Hamdan Bin Ahmad, Iekhsan Othman and Sharifah
SyedHassan. A community-based prospective cohort study of dengue viral infection in Malaysia: the study protocol.
Infectious Diseases of Poverty. (2017) 5:76.
4. Chee Wei Yew, Dongsheng Lu, Lian Deng, Lai Ping Wong, Rick Twee Hee Ong, Yan Lu, Xiaoji Wang, Yushimah Yunus,
Farhang Aghakhanian, Siti Shuhada Mokhtar, Mohammad Zahirul Hoque, Christopher Lok Yung Voo, Thuhairah Abdul
Rahman, Jong Bhak, Maude E. Phipps, Shuhua Xu, Yik Ying Teo, Subbiah Vijay Kumar, and Boon Peng Hoh. Genomic
structure of the native inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia and North Borneo suggests complex human population
history in Southeast Asia. Human Genetics. (2018) 137: 161–173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00439-018-1869-0.
Manuscripts in Press
1. Shuhua Xu, Ruiqing Fu, Siti-Shuhada Mokhtar, Phipps Maude Elvira, and Boon-Peng Hoh. A Genome-Wide
Characterization of Copy Number Variations in Native Populations of Peninsular Malaysia. European Journal of Human
Genetics.
Manuscripts in Preparation
1. Claire Wong, James Tan, LiFang Yeo, Farhang Aghakhanian, Badariah Ahmad, Christina Yap, Amutha Ramadas and
Maude Phipps. Metabolic Syndrome among Indigenous Malaysians and Associated Cardiometabolic Risk Factors.
2. Tagore, D., F. Aghakhanian, R. Naidu, P. Majumder, M. E. Phipps, A. Basu. A genomic insight into the history of
Austroasiatic speakers using Genome-wide data.
3. Yeo Li-Fang, Farhang F. Aghakhanian, Maude E. Phipps. Anthropometrics, cardio-metabolic health and oral microbiome
of an indigenous tribe in Peninsular Malaysia.
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