Identification of remains by sequencing of mitochondrial DNA control region

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 138-143

  Seo, Yasuhisa ^a   Uchiyama, Taketo ^b   Shimizu, Kenshi ^b   Takahama, Keiichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b Miyazaki Pref Police Headquarters   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA typing; Identification; Mitochondrial DNA; Sequencing; Sex test

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION;

AMELOGENIN; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTOPSY; DENTAL ENAMEL PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; FEMUR; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANTICIDE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0034040788     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200006000-00009     Document Type: Article

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