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Optimizing the genetic prediction of the eye and hair color for North Eurasian populations.
BMC genomics - 10 Sept 2020
Balanovska Elena, Lukianova Elena, Kagazezheva Janet, Maurer Andrey, Leybova Natalia, Agdzhoyan Anastasiya, Gorin Igor, Petrushenko Valeria, Zhabagin Maxat, Pylev Vladimir, Kostryukova Elena, Balanovsky Oleg
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Predicting the eye and hair color from genotype became an established and widely used tool in forensic genetics, as well as in studies of ancient human populations. However, the accuracy of this tool has been verified on the West and Central Europeans only, while populations from border regions between Europe and Asia (like Caucasus and Ural) also carry the light pigmentation phenotypes. RESULTS: We...
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