Tandem repeat structure of the duplicated Y-chromosomal STR locus DYS385 and frequency studies in the German and three Asian populations

Forensic Science International

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-70

  Schneider, Peter M ^a   Meuser, Susanne ^a   Waiyawuth, Worawee ^a   Seo, Yasuhisa ^a   Rittner, Christian ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nomenclature; PCR; Population genetics; Short tandem repeat sequence; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATERNITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0032511783     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00146-7     Document Type: Article

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