Forensic Efficiency parameters of the Investigator Argus X-12 kit in women from two Mestizo and seven Amerindian populations from Mexico

We analyzed a total sample of 641 unrelated Mexican females. Considering the previously described population structure of Mexican-Mestizos [1], samples were taken from the states of Tijuana, Monterrey, and Jalisco representing the Northwest region (n= 309), and from the Yucatan Peninsula on behalf of the Southeast region. Similarly, we studied seven Mexican Amerindian groups (n= 332). They were clustered according to genetic and geographic criteria as follows [2]: i) Northwest region, including Tarahumaras and Huicholes.

Source: Legal Medicine - March 24, 2017 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: I. Cort és-Trujillo, B. Ramos-González, O. Salas-Salas, F. Zuñiga-Chiquette, A. Zetina Hernández, G. Martínez-Cortés, M. Ruiz-Hernández, A. González-Martín, J.F. Ferragut, H. Rangel-Villalobos Tags: Announcement of Population Data Source Type: research