The effect of gender on eye colour variation in European populations and an evaluation of the IrisPlex prediction model

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Pietroni, Carlotta ^a   Andersen, Jeppe D ^a   Johansen, Peter ^a   Andersen, Mikkel M ^b   Harder, Stine ^c   Paulsen, Rasmus ^c   Børsting, Claus ^a   Morling, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Eye colour; Forensic DNA phenotype; Forensic genetics; Gender; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; EYE COLOR; EYE COLOR SCORE; FEMALE; GENE; GENOTYPE; HERC2 GENE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IRISPLEX PREDICTION MODEL; MALE; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SWEDEN; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EUROPE; GENETICS;

EUROPE; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84896541498     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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