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Higher failures of amelogenin sex test in an Indian population group.
Journal of forensic sciences - 1 Nov 2003
Chang Yuet Meng, Burgoyne Leigh A, Both Katrin
Abstract excerpt
The human sex test in forensic multiplexes is based on the amelogenin gene on both the X and Y chromosomes commonly used in sex genotyping. In this study of 338 male individuals in a Malaysian population comprising Malays, Chinese and Indians, using the AmpFlSTR Profiler Plus kit, the amelogenin test gave a significant proportion of null alleles in the Indian ethnic group (3.6% frequency) and 0.88% frequency in...
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