The STR Sequencing Project (human). The STR Sequencing Project (human)

The purpose of STRSeq is to facilitate the description of sequence-based alleles at the Short Tandem Repeat (STR) loci targeted in human identification assays. This collaborative effort of the international forensic DNA community, which has been endorsed by the executive board of the ISFG (International Society of Forensic Genetics), provides a framework for communication among laboratories. Each record contains: (a) observed sequence of an STR region, (b) annotation of the repeat region (“bracketing”) and flanking region polymorphisms, (c) information regarding the sequencing assay and data quality, and (d) backward compatible length-based allelic designation. Data within the umbrella project is organized into locus sub-projects, and can be accessed by browsing, BLAST searching, or ftp download at NCBI. For comments or questions, please contact [e-mail].