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  • Title: Allele frequency distribution of D8S592 (STR) and PDGFA (VNTR) among five endogamous population groups of India.
    Author: Ahmad S, Seshadri M.
    Journal: J Forensic Sci; 2004 Jul; 49(4):840-1. PubMed ID: 15317208.
    Abstract:
    Allele frequency distribution have been analyzed at D8S592 (short tandem repeat) and PDGFA (variable number of tandem repeat) among five distinct endogamous groups of India namely Ezhavas, Nayers, Arayas, Vishwakarma and Muslims. Muslims are religio-ethnic group while other populations mentioned above belong to distinct section of Hindu religion. All these populations are from Kollam district of Kerala in Southern India and speak Malayalam, an Indo-Dravidian language. A total of 228 for D8S592 and 212 for PDGFA loci, random, healthy individuals were analyzed.
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