Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms: A study of 50 French Caucasian individuals and application to forensic casework

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 292-298

  Rousselet, F ^a   Mangin, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

Author keywords

Forensic; Mitochondrial DNA; Polymorphism; White Caucasian

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRANCE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 0031752937     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050174     Document Type: Article

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