Italian population allele and genotype frequencies for the Amplitype® PM and the HLA-DQ-alpha loci

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 514-518

  Spinella, Aldo ^a,b   Marsala, Patrizio ^a   Biondo, Renato ^a   Montagna, Paola ^a  

^a DNA Unit Forensic Science Police Department Biological Unit   (Italy)

^b Servizio Polizia Scientifica   (Italy)

Author keywords

D7S8; DNA typing; forensic science; GC; GYPA; HBGG; HLA DQ alpha; Italy; LDLR; polymerase chain reaction; population genetics

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPHORIN A; HEMOGLOBIN C; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030956204     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14159j     Document Type: Article

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