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Could routine forensic STR genotyping data leak personal phenotypic information?
Forensic science international - 1 Jun 2022
Yang Jiawen, Chen Ji, Ji Qiang, Li Kai, Deng Chuwei, Kong Xiaochao, Xie Sumei, Zhan Wenxuan, Mao Zhengsheng, Zhang Beilei, Yu Yanfang, Li Ding, Cao Yue, Ye Ke, Liu Qingfan, Wu Maowang, Chen Feng, Chen Peng
Abstract excerpt
The application of forensic genetic markers must comply with privacy rights and legal policies on a premise that the markers do not expose phenotypic information. The most widely-used short tandem repeats (STRs) are generally viewed as 'junk' DNA because most STRs are located in non-coding regions and therefore refrain from leaking phenotypic traits. But with a deepening understanding of phenotypes and underlying...
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