Gender verification in sports by PCR amplification of SRY and DYZ1 Y chromosome specific sequences: Presence of DYZ1 repeat in female athletes

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 310-312

  Serrat, Angels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

PCR; Sex typing; Sporting event

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE ISOLATION; HUMAN; MOUTH CAVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION; SPORT; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030476882     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.30.4.310     Document Type: Article

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