Evaluation of a decontamination protocol for hair shafts before mtDNA sequencing

Forensic Science International

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 65-71

  Jehaes, Els ^a   Gilissen, Anja ^a   Cassiman, Jean Jacques ^a   Decorte, Ronny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Forensic science; Hair shaft; Mitochondrial DNA typing

Indexed keywords

DITHIOTHREITOL; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; TISSUE PREPARATION; TISSUE TYPING;

EID: 0032496743     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00052-8     Document Type: Article

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