Mitochondrial DNA in human hair shafts - Existence of intra-individual differences?

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 172-175

  Huhne J ^a   Pfeiffer, H ^a   Waterkamp, K ^a   Brinkmann, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA extraction; Heteroplasmy; Human hair shafts; Hypervariable region 1; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; POINT MUTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0032943783     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050226     Document Type: Article

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