Evaluation of the Predictive Capacity of DNA Variants Associated with Straight Hair in Europeans

    September 2015 in “ Forensic Science International: Genetics ”
    Ewelina Pośpiech, Joanna Karłowska-Pik, Magdalena Marcińska … Wojciech Branicki
    Studysummary This study found that specific DNA variants in the TCHH, WNT10A, and FRAS1 genes are associated with predicting straight hair in Europeans, showing high sensitivity but low specificity, especially using a neural networks approach.
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