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Comparison of the Allelic Alterations between InDel and STR Markers in Tumoral Tissues Used for Forensic Purposes.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 2 Mar 2021
Tozzo Pamela, Delicati Arianna, Frigo Anna Chiara, Caenazzo Luciana
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Background and objectives: Over the last two decades, human DNA identification and kinship tests have been conducted mainly through the analysis of short tandem repeats (STRs). However, other types of markers, such as insertion/deletion polymorphisms (InDels), may be required when DNA is highly degraded. In forensic genetics, tumor samples may sometimes be used in some cases of human DNA identification and in...
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