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Null alleles of the X and Y chromosomal amelogenin gene in a Chinese population.
International journal of legal medicine - 1 Jul 2012
Ou Xueling, Chen Wenjing, Chen Hua, Zhao Fengcang, Zheng Jianwen, Tong Dayue, Chen Yong, Chen Aiping, Sun Hongyu
Abstract excerpt
The use of amelogenin locus typing as a gender marker incorporated in short tandem repeat (STR) multiplexes is a common practice in sex typing. Mutations in the X or Y homologue of the amelogenin gene can be misleading and result in serious mistakes in forensic applications and prenatal diagnosis. In these present studies, the amelogenin gene of 8,087 unrelated male individuals from Chinese Han population was...
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