The forensic DNA profiling technique has tremendously contributed to forensic human
identification, an important aspect in forensic investigations. In instances whereby …

A database for the Iraqi Sorani Kurds, specifically focused on the 12 X-short tandem repeat
(STR) loci, has been developed to fascilitate forensic and population genetics investigations …

Insertion/deletion (InDel) polymorphisms, as ideal forensic markers, show useful
characteristics of both SNPs and STRs, such as low mutation rate, short amplicon size and …

Objectives According to demographic history, Ecuador has experienced shifts in its Native
American populations caused by European colonization and the African slave trade. The …

Promotion of scientific publications' quality is a shared responsibility of Authors, Editors,
Peers and Publishers [1]. Peer Review system, which has been understood as a major …

X-chromosome markers have been proved to be decisive both complementing and solving
kinship analysis, particularly when autosomal markers are not able to produce adequate …

In this study, we investigate the forensic and population genetics properties of 21 X-
chromosome markers (9 X-Alu insertions and 12 X-STRs) in a dataset composed of 716 …

X-chromosomal markers can be useful in some forensic cases, where the analysis of the
autosomal markers is not conclusive. In this study, a population sample of 500 unrelated …

Chuetas are a group of descendants of Majorcan Crypto-Jews (Balearic Islands, Spain) who
were socially stigmatized and segregated by their Majorcan neighbours until recently; …

Population genetic data for 21 X-chromosome markers (Alu insertions and STRs) are
reported for two populations (rural and urban) in Salta province (north-western Argentina) …