The short tandem repeat locus VWF2 in Intron 40 of the von Willebrand factor gene consists of two polymorphic sub-loci

Forensic Science International

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 299-304

  Haddad, Albert P ^a   Sparrow, Rosemary L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allelic configuration; STR; Von Willebrand factor; VWF2

Indexed keywords

VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRON; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035879964     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00461-8     Document Type: Article

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