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A rare mutation in the primer binding region of the Amelogenin X homologue gene.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Sept 2009
Maciejewska Agnieszka, Pawłowski Ryszard
Abstract excerpt
Use of Amelogenin locus typing as a gender marker incorporated in STR multiplexes is common practice in forensic genetics analysis. Among 5534 Polish male individuals tested using the SGMPlus kit, one was found to lack the amelogenin X-specific homologue (0.02%). The same result was obtained with other commercial kits which also amplify the amelogenin locus, namely ProfilerPlus and PowerPlex16. When alternative...
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