Y-STR variation in Albanian populations: Implications on the match probabilities and the genetic legacy of the minority claiming an Egyptian descent

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 363-370

  Ferri, Gianmarco ^a   Tofanelli, Sergio ^b   Alù, Milena ^a   Taglioli, Luca ^b   Radheshi, Erjon ^a   Corradini, Beatrice ^a   Paoli, Giorgio ^b   Capelli, Cristian ^c   Beduschi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albania; Ethnic minorities; Y chromosome lineages; Y SNP haplogroups; Y STR haplotypes

Indexed keywords

ALBANIA; ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EGYPT; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME;

ALBANIA; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EGYPT; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 85027943316     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0432-x     Document Type: Article

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