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Characterization of Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat markers in Pakistani populations.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Mar 2011
Siddiqi Saima, Mansoor Atika, Usman Sooda, Nasir Muhammad, Khan Khalid M, Qamar Raheel
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The Y chromosome microsatellite markers have been extensively used for population genetic studies and in individual identification and paternity testing in forensic medicine. In the present study, we report the data of five male-specific, polymorphic microsatellites in 740 unrelated male individuals from 12 different ethnic groups of Pakistan. The overall diversities of these individual loci in Pakistan ranged...
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