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Y-STR profiling in two Afghanistan populations.
Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Mar 2011
Lacau Harlette, Bukhari Areej, Gayden Tenzin, La Salvia Joel, Regueiro Maria, Stojkovic Oliver, Herrera Rene J
Abstract excerpt
Afghanistan's unique geostrategic position in Eurasia has historically attracted commerce, conflict and conquest to the region. It was also an important stop along the Silk Road, connecting the far eastern civilizations with the western world. Nevertheless, limited genetic studies have been performed in Afghan populations. In this study, 17 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat (Y-STR) loci were typed to evaluate...
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