We studied the allelic frequency distributions and statistical forensic parameters of 21 new short tandem repeat(STR)loci and the amelogenin locus,which are not included in the combined DNA index system(CODIS),in a Ru...We studied the allelic frequency distributions and statistical forensic parameters of 21 new short tandem repeat(STR)loci and the amelogenin locus,which are not included in the combined DNA index system(CODIS),in a Russian ethnic minority group from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,China.A total of 114 bloodstain samples from unrelated individuals were extracted and co-amplified with four fluorescence-labeled primers in a multiplex polymerase chain reaction(PCR)system.Using capillary electrophoresis,the PCR products of the 21 STR loci were separated and genotyped.A total of 161 alleles were observed in the Russian ethnic minority group,and corresponding allelic frequencies ranged from 0.0044 to 0.5965.The 21 non-CODIS STR loci of the Russian ethnic minority group were characterized by high genetic diversity and therefore may be useful for elucidating the population's genetic background,for individual identification,and for paternity testing in forensic practice.展开更多
Conductive hearing loss is the impairment in the mechanical transduction of sound wave through the external ear and the middle ear.Although most cases are sporadic due to acquired causes such as infections(otitis medi...Conductive hearing loss is the impairment in the mechanical transduction of sound wave through the external ear and the middle ear.Although most cases are sporadic due to acquired causes such as infections(otitis media and otitis externa),cerumen obstruction,and injuries,congenital structural defects are uncommon for significant etiologies to recognize.Stapes ankylosis is characterized by conductive hearing loss.It may be difficult to differentiate from otosclerosis,the most common cause of progressive conductive hearing loss,by audiologic evaluation,when the diagnosis is delayed.Skeletal anomalies may be subtle,such that the syndrome may not be recognized(Brown et al.,2002).展开更多
基金Project supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents of the Ministry of Education,China (No. NECT-10-0687)the Fun-damental Research Funds for the Central University (No. 2011jdgz20)the Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Research and Development Project Fund (No. 2012K16-08-01),China
文摘We studied the allelic frequency distributions and statistical forensic parameters of 21 new short tandem repeat(STR)loci and the amelogenin locus,which are not included in the combined DNA index system(CODIS),in a Russian ethnic minority group from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,China.A total of 114 bloodstain samples from unrelated individuals were extracted and co-amplified with four fluorescence-labeled primers in a multiplex polymerase chain reaction(PCR)system.Using capillary electrophoresis,the PCR products of the 21 STR loci were separated and genotyped.A total of 161 alleles were observed in the Russian ethnic minority group,and corresponding allelic frequencies ranged from 0.0044 to 0.5965.The 21 non-CODIS STR loci of the Russian ethnic minority group were characterized by high genetic diversity and therefore may be useful for elucidating the population's genetic background,for individual identification,and for paternity testing in forensic practice.
基金funded in part by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(81771013,81822011,and 81570914)Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(17ZR1448600 and 18410712400)the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders of the National Institutes of Health in the United States(R03DC013866 and R01DC015052)
文摘Conductive hearing loss is the impairment in the mechanical transduction of sound wave through the external ear and the middle ear.Although most cases are sporadic due to acquired causes such as infections(otitis media and otitis externa),cerumen obstruction,and injuries,congenital structural defects are uncommon for significant etiologies to recognize.Stapes ankylosis is characterized by conductive hearing loss.It may be difficult to differentiate from otosclerosis,the most common cause of progressive conductive hearing loss,by audiologic evaluation,when the diagnosis is delayed.Skeletal anomalies may be subtle,such that the syndrome may not be recognized(Brown et al.,2002).
