Heteroplasmy in mtDNA and the weight of evidence in forensic mtDNA analysis: A case report

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 186-190

  Salas, A ^a   Lareu, M V ^a   Carracedo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Control region; Hair shafts; Heteroplasmy; Hypervariable regions; MtDNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HAIR; HUMANS; MUTATION; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0035116598     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140000164     Document Type: Article

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