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Genetic profiling of a central Venezuelan population using 15 STR markers that may be of forensic importance.
Forensic science international - 9 Sept 2003
Chiurillo Miguel Angel, Morales Alvaro, Mendes Ana María, Lander Noelia, Tovar Florángel, Fuentes Angela, Ramírez José Luis
Abstract excerpt
The AmpFlSTR Identifiler kit has recently been accepted for use in DNA databasing of forensic samples in the FBI's National DNA Index System. In the present study, we used this kit to analyze the allele distribution of 15 short tandem repeat markers (STR) in individuals living in Caracas city, Venezuela. The allele frequencies of two of these STR, D2S1338 and D19S433, have not previously been reported for this or...
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