Article
Comparative evaluation of the MAPlex, Precision ID Ancestry Panel, and VISAGE Basic Tool for biogeographical ancestry inference.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 May 2023
Resutik Peter, Aeschbacher Simon, Krützen Michael, Kratzer Adelgunde, Haas Cordula, Phillips Christopher, Arora Natasha
Abstract excerpt
Biogeographical ancestry (BGA) inference from ancestry-informative markers (AIMs) has strong potential to support forensic investigations. Over the past two decades, several forensic panels composed of AIMs have been developed to predict ancestry at a continental scale. These panels typically comprise fewer than 200 AIMs and have been designed and tested with a limited set of populations. How well these panels...
Topics
- Humans
- Genetics, Population
- Racial Groups
- Population Groups
- Genotype
- DNA Fingerprinting
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide