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Dinucleotide (CA)n tandem repeats on the human X-chromosome and the history of the Mediterranean populations.
Annals of human biology - 1 Feb 2018
Santamaría Josep, Álvarez-Álvarez Miguel M, Esteban M Esther, Ramon-Gurrea Elies, Moral Pedro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tandem repeats (STRs) are genomic markers of particular interest in forensic and population genetics. Most of the population data currently available correspond to the variation of STRs of forensic panels, which barely include dinucleotide tandem repeats. AIMS: The aim of the study is to test the usefulness of a battery of dinucleotide STRs on the X chromosome for population and forensic studies....
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