Mutation analysis of 21 autosomal short tandem repeats in Han population from Hunan, China

• Main Authors: Wei Xu (Author), Yuequn Wang (Author), Dandan Zhang (Author), Daixin Wang (Author), Liang Zhou (Author), Xiangli Ye (Author), Chaogeng Zhu (Author), Yongzhong Shi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Short tandem repeats (STRs) are powerful genetic markers widely used in human genetics. Population data and locus-specific mutation rates of STRs are crucial for the evaluation and interpretation of genetic evidence in forensic and population genetics. Aim: To investigate the mutation ra...