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Allelic proportions of 16 STR loci—including the new European Standard Set (ESS) loci—in a Swiss population sample

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Allele frequencies and forensically relevant population statistics of 16 STR loci, including the new European Standard Set (ESS) loci, were estimated from 668 unrelated individuals of Caucasian appearance living in different parts of Switzerland. The samples were amplified with a combination of the following three kits: AmpFlSTR® NGM SElect™, PowerPlex® ESI17 and PowerPlex® ESX 17. All loci were highly polymorphic and no significant departure from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium and linkage equilibrium was detected after correction for sampling.

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  1. Centre Universitaire Romand de Médecine Légale, Geneva, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Christian Gehrig & Vincent Castella

  2. Institut für Rechtsmedizin Basel, Basel, Switzerland

    Beate Balitzki

  3. Institut für Rechtsmedizin Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Adelgunde Kratzer

  4. Institut für Rechtsmedizin St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

    Christian Cossu

  5. Institut für Rechtsmedizin Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    Naseem Malik

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Gehrig, C., Balitzki, B., Kratzer, A. et al. Allelic proportions of 16 STR loci—including the new European Standard Set (ESS) loci—in a Swiss population sample. Int J Legal Med 128, 461–465 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-013-0949-x

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