Guidance: Autosomal DNA relationship testing (FSR-GUI-0014)

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Guidance for practitioners on autosomal STR relationship testing, replacing FSR‑G‑228. Principles also apply to other autosomal markers like In/Dels and SNPs.

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This document provides guidance and recommendations to practitioners providing relationship testing services using autosomal DNA short tandem repeat profiling. This document applies only to short tandem repeat (STR) markers, although the ethos of the guidelines can be applied to other classes of autosomal markers such as In/Dels and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).

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