title: Characterisation of variant alleles in the STR systems D2S1338, D3S1358 and D19S433.
abstract: We have observed three hitherto undescribed off-ladder alleles at three widely used STR loci. These were isolated, sequenced and designated as follows: allele 10 (D2S1338, one case), allele 21 (D3S1358, two cases) and allele 6.2 (D19S433, six cases). These sequences are described in comparison to non-variant alleles, and their implications for the semi-automated STR analysis will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Röntgenstr. 23, 48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Marielle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heinrich
authors.forename: Heike
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Felske-Zech
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brinkmann
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hohoff
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001483:Base Sequence; D006801:Humans; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences / Q000235:genetics*