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. 2008 Apr 2;3(4):e1881. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001881

Table 1. General Information for the East Asian populations included in the analyses.

Ethnic Phylum Subphylum Code Population name sample size Country Province County Long.(E) Lat.(N)
Altaic Turkic KAZ* Khazaks 48 China Xinjiang Balikun 93.01 43.59
Altaic Turkic YAK Yakut 51 Russia Saha 124.20 62.07
Altaic Turkic UIG* Uigur 48 China Xinjiang Turpan 88.66 42.79
Altaic Mongolian MVF* Mongols 75 China Inner Mongol Shilingol 116.07 43.95
Altaic Korean-Japanese KOR Koreans 54 S.Korea 126.57 37.32
Altaic Korean-Japanese JPN Japanese 47 Japan 139.49 35.38
Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman BQH* BaimaDee 42 China Sichuan Pingwu 104.53 32.41
Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman QMR* Qiang 40 China Sichuan Mao 103.85 31.69
Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman KHG* Khamba Tibetan 36 China Sichuan Kangding 101.96 30.05
Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman PHO* Phunoi 43 Laos Louang-Namtha Louang-Namtha 101.05 21.13
Sino-Tibetan Sinitic(Han Chinese) WUU* Wu Chinese 53 China Shanghai 121.37 31.11
Sino-Tibetan Sinitic HKA Hakka Chinese 41 China Taiwan 121.05 24.20
Sino-Tibetan Sinitic CHT Minnam Chinese 50 China Taiwan 120.31 23.31
Sino-Tibetan Sinitic CHS Canton Chinese 57 USA CA San Francisco 113.04 22.35
Hmong-Mien Hmongic HMQ* Black Hmong 60 China Guizhou Mashan 109.80 27.88
Hmong-Mien Hmongic MWW* White Hmong 60 Laos Huapuan XamTai 103.54 19.57
Daic Kam-Sui KMC* Kam 74 China Guangxi Sanjiang 109.60 25.79
Daic Kam-Sui LBC* Laka 98 China Guangxi Jinxiu 110.18 24.13
Daic Tai-Sek CCX* North Zhuang 40 China Guangxi Wuming 108.28 23.17
Daic Tai-Sek CCY* South Zhuang 30 China Guangxi Chongzuo 107.36 22.42
Daic Hlai LIC* Hlai 59 China Hainan Tongzha 109.52 18.77
Daic Tai-Sek LAO* Lao 117 Laos Cap.Vientiane Sisattanak 102.37 17.57
Daic Tai-Sek SKB* Saek 57 Laos Khammouan Boualapha 104.55 17.28
Austro-Asiatic North Mon-Khmer WBM* Ava 59 China Yunnan Ximeng 99.46 22.74
Austro-Asiatic North Mon-Khmer KJG* Khmu 51 Laos LouangPrabang Nambak 102.33 20.27
Austro-Asiatic North Mon-Khmer LBN* Lamet 42 Laos Louang-Namtha Nale 101.35 20.50
Austro-Asiatic Viet-Muong BGL* Bo 52 Laos Bolikhamxai Khamkheut 105.09 18.08
Austro-Asiatic East Mon-Khmer KUF* Katu 50 Laos Xekong Thateng 106.39 15.36
Austro-Asiatic East Mon-Khmer LBO* Laven 47 Laos Xekong Thateng 106.35 15.34
Austro-Asiatic East Mon-Khmer CBD Cambodians 25 Cambodia 104.55 11.33
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian HUQ* Tsat 52 China Hainan Sanya 109.27 18.17
Austronesian Atayalic ATL Atayal 42 China Taiwan Yilan 121.74 24.76
Austronesian Paiwanic AMI Amis 40 China Taiwan Hualien 121.60 23.98
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian MCR Micronesians 37 Micronesia 158.12 6.57

Note: *Those populations marked with stars are newly collected, and the triliteral codes are ISO639-3 codes [35]. Others are previously published populations with previously used codes [12]. San Francisco Chinese originally came from Jiangmen County, Guangdong, China; therefore, the location of CHS in the table is that of Jiangmen County.