Subtyping of the HLA-DQA1 locus and independence testing with PM and STR/VNTR loci

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 657-660

  Budowle, Bruce ^a   Koons, Barbara W ^a   Moretti, Tamyra R ^a  

^a FBI LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CSF1PO; D1S80; D7S8; Gc; GYPA; HBGG; HLA DQA1; LDLR; Multiplex amplification; Polymerase chain reaction; Population databases; STRs; THO1; TPOX; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

HLA DQ ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PATERNITY TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0031805353     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs16198j     Document Type: Article

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