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Selection of highly informative SNP markers for population affiliation of major US populations.
International journal of legal medicine - 1 Mar 2016
Zeng Xiangpei, Chakraborty Ranajit, King Jonathan L, LaRue Bobby, Moura-Neto Rodrigo S, Budowle Bruce
Abstract excerpt
Ancestry informative markers (AIMs) can be used to detect and adjust for population stratification and predict the ancestry of the source of an evidence sample. Autosomal single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the best candidates for AIMs. It is essential to identify the most informative AIM SNPs across relevant populations. Several informativeness measures for ancestry estimation have been used for AIMs...
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