Discovery and characterization of highly polymorphic ultra-short STRs for human identification via shotgun sequencing
Brando Poggiali, Clara I.V. Aagreen, Olivia Strunge Meyer, Alberte Honoré Jepsen, Thorfinn Sand Korneliussen, Marie‐Louise Kampmann, Claus Børsting, Jeppe Dyrberg Andersen
This paper identifies and validates ultra-short STRs for human identification using shotgun sequencing, showing they are highly polymorphic and suitable for degraded DNA analysis.
bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2026 · PreprintGenomics