The Sindhi population living on the west coast of India has a unique genetic makeup that is completely different from the Pakistani Sindhis.

Interestingly, they show genetic affinities towards two distinct groups, one in Pakistan Burusho or Hazara, and another in India, Konkani.

The Burusho and Hazara are population groups found in Pakistan with Mongoloid features.

While Pakistani Sindhis have been extensively studied, very limited genetic information is available on the Sindhis living on the west coast of India, who are socio-culturally distinct on the Konkan coast, according to a study done by the Hyderabad-based CSIR-CCMB.

These important findings have been reported in a scientific paper published in the Journal of Human Genomics on September 30 by the CSIR-Centre for Cellular a

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