Distribution of HLA-DQα and polymarker (LDLR, GC, GYPA, HBGG, and D7S8) alleles in Arab and Pakistani populations living in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 914-918

  Tahir, Mohammad A ^a,d   Caruso, Joseph ^a   Budowle, Bruce ^b   Aziz, Nasir ^c   Novick, Gabriel E ^a  

^a Indianapolis Marion Co Forensic S   (United States)

^b Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

^c KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d I MC Forensic Services Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

Allele frequencies; Arab; D7S8; DNA typing; Forensic science; GC; GYPA; HBGG; HLA DQA1; LDLR; Pakistani; Polymarker; Polymerase chain reaction; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

HLA DQ ANTIGEN;

ARAB; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MARKER GENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030882944     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14230j     Document Type: Article

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