Interpreting simple STR mixtures using allele peak areas

Forensic Science International

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-53

  Gill, P ^a   Sparkes, R ^a   Pinchin, R ^a   Clayton, T ^b   Whitaker, J ^b   J Buckleton, ^c  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b A   (United Kingdom)

^c MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mixtures; Multiplex; PCR; STR

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0032498298     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(97)00174-6     Document Type: Article

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