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Frequency assessment of SNPs for forensic identification in different populations

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Abstract

Allele frequencies for 16 previously described autosomal SNPs were tested in 1020 unrelated individuals originating from three different continents (Africa, Asia and Europe). The populations analyzed included Africans from Benin Gulf (180), Asians from Mongolia (160) and Europeans from Italy (680).

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by financing from EU FP6 projects NACBO (contract no. NMP4-CT-2004-500804). We also thank Olga Rickards and Cristina Martinez-Labarga for their help in recruiting samples.

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