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New molecular genetic analyses resolve the controversy of Kaspar Hauser’s alleged noble origin

A summary of the new findings that have in part been presented during the Munich Spurenworkshop 2020 and have recently been accepted for publication is available here.

GEDNAP Proficiency Tests in 2023

The GEDNAP Proficiency Tests 66 & 67 started in June 2023. The deadline for result submission was 04 December 2023.
The evaluation of the results was provided to the participants in February 2024 by means of the GEDNAP workshop.

update: STR allele frequencies Europe

A new release of STRidER (STRs for Identity ENFSI Reference Database), the expanded and enhanced version of the ENFSI STRbASE (2004-2016), is available here since March 30, 2020: https://STRidER.online).

In Germany it is recommended to use most recent the European allele frequencies as a standard. To receive periodic news and stay updated about STRidER, you may register here for the STRidER newsletter:

http://mailman.i-med.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/strider-l

For the biostatistics modules of the GEDNAP proficiency tests in 2020 the recent allele frequencies [source: "Europe" in STRidER_frequencies_2019-08-02] will be used as well.