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Simple screening method for copy number variations associated with physical features.
Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Mar 2017
Ueki Misuzu, Takeshita Haruo, Fujihara Junko, Kimura-Kataoka Kaori, Iida Reiko, Yasuda Toshihiro
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies of copy number variations (CNVs) associated with physical features, such as body mass index, body height or bone length, have suggested that such CNVs could serve as markers in forensic cases involving unidentified individuals. However, the process of cataloging CNVs has been slow because of the cumbersome nature and low reliability of the procedures involved. Here we describe a simple quantitative...
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