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STRScan: targeted profiling of short tandem repeats in whole-genome sequencing data

BACKGROUND: Short tandem repeats (STRs) are found in many prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes, and are commonly used as genetic markers, in particular for identity and parental testing in DNA forensics. The unstable expansion of some STRs was associated with various genetic disorders (e.g., the Hunti...

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Autores principales: Tang, Haixu, Nzabarushimana, Etienne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5629557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28984185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12859-017-1800-z