A rare mutation in the amelogenin gene and its potential investigative ramifications

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1016-1019

  Roffey, P E ^a   Eckhoff, C I ^b   Kuhl, J L ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Northern Territory Police Forensic Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allelic dropout; Amelogenin; AmpFlSTR profiler plus; DYZ1; Forensic science; Mutation; PCR; Sex typing

Indexed keywords

AMELOGENIN;

ARTICLE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION;

EID: 0033812929     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14823j     Document Type: Article

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