Sequence polymorphism of mitochondrial D-loop DNA in the Taiwanese Han population

Forensic Science International

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 239-247

  Tsai, L C ^a   Lin, C Y ^a   Lee, J C I ^a   Chang, J G ^b   Linacre, A ^c   Goodwin, W ^d  

^a CENTRAL POLICE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

D loop region; DNA; Mitochondrial; PCR; Sequencing; Taiwanese Han population

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 0035877131     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00439-4     Document Type: Article

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