The landscape of human STR variation

Volume: 24, Issue: 11, Pages: 1894 - 1904
Published: Aug 18, 2014
Abstract
Short tandem repeats are among the most polymorphic loci in the human genome. These loci play a role in the etiology of a range of genetic diseases and have been frequently utilized in forensics, population genetics, and genetic genealogy. Despite this plethora of applications, little is known about the variation of most STRs in the human population. Here, we report the largest-scale analysis of human STR variation to date. We collected...
Paper Details
Title
The landscape of human STR variation
Published Date
Aug 18, 2014
Volume
24
Issue
11
Pages
1894 - 1904
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