Gender is a major factor explaining discrepancies in eye colour prediction based on HERC2/OCA2 genotype and the IrisPlex model

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 453-460

  Martinez Cadenas, Conrado ^a   Penãa Chilet, Maria ^b   Ibarrola Villava, Maider ^b   Ribas, Gloria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b Instituto Universitario IVI INCLIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eye colour; Genetics; Irisplex; Pigmentation; Polymorphisms; Spanish population

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 4; PROTEIN; PROTEIN HERC2; PROTEIN OCA2; PROTEIN SLC24A4; PROTEIN SLC45A2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARRIER PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; HERC2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; OCA2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; LATITUDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN; ALLELE; GENETICS;

ALLELES; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84891703311     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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