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Deletion and duplication at DYS448 and DYS626 loci: unexpected patterns within the AZFc region of the Y-chromosome.
International journal of legal medicine - 1 May 2015
Turrina Stefania, Caratti Stefano, Ferrian Melissa, De Leo Domenico
Abstract excerpt
Increasing the knowledge of multiple and microstructural events within the Y-chromosome may prove useful to better characterize abnormal short tandem repeats patterns complicating DNA profile interpretation. On the long arm of the human Y-chromosome, such structural rearrangements were observed in azoospermia factor regions (AZFa, AZFb, AZFc) that play an important role in male fertility and also host Y-STRs...
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