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Characterization of ancestry informative markers in the Tigray population of Ethiopia: A contribution to the identification process of dead migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Mar 2020
Kumar H R S, Haddish K, Lacerenza D, Aneli S, Di Gaetano C, Tewelemedhin G, Manukonda R V, Futwi N, Alvarez-Iglesias V, de la Puente M, Fondevila M, Lareu M V, Phillips C, Robino C
Abstract excerpt
Determination of bio-geographical ancestry by means of DNA ancestry informative markers (AIMs) can contribute to the identification of human remains in missing person cases and mass disasters. While the presence of Eastern Africans among the migrant victims of trafficking accidents in the Mediterranean Sea is often suspected, few studies have addressed the ability of autosomal AIM panels in current use in...
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