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The HumARA genotype is linked to spinal and bulbar muscular dystrophy and some further disease risks and should no longer be used as a DNA marker for forensic purposes

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  1. Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany

    Reinhard Szibor

  2. Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany

    Sandra Hering

  3. Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 28, 04103, Leipzig, Germany

    Jeanett Edelmann

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Szibor, R., Hering, S. & Edelmann, J. The HumARA genotype is linked to spinal and bulbar muscular dystrophy and some further disease risks and should no longer be used as a DNA marker for forensic purposes. Int J Legal Med 119, 179–180 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-005-0525-0

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