Identification of urine specimen donors by the PM+DQA1 amplification and typing kit

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1031-1034

  Tsongalis, Gregory J ^a   Anamani, Denise E ^a   Wu, Alan H B ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplitype PM; D7S8; DNA; forensic science; forensic toxicology; GC; GYPA; HBGG; HLA DQA1; LDLR; polymerase chain reaction; urine

Indexed keywords

DNA; HLA DQ ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DONOR; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0029861253     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14043j     Document Type: Article

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