Results of the 1999-2000 collaborative exercise and proficiency testing program on mitochondrial DNA of the GEP-ISFG: An inter-laboratory study of the observed variability in the heteroplasmy level of hair from the same donor

Forensic Science International

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-7

  Alonso, Antonio ^a   Salas, Antonio ^b   Albarrán, Cristina ^a   Arroyo, Eduardo ^c   Castro, Azucena ^d   Crespillo, Manuel ^a   Di Lonardo, Ana María ^e   Lareu, María Victoria ^b   Cubría, Carlos López ^f   Soto, Manuel López ^a   Lorente, José A ^g   Semper, Marta Montesino ^h   Palacio, Ana ⁱ   Paredes, Manuel ^j   Pereira, Luisa ^k   Lezaun, Anna Pérez ^l   Brito, José Pestano ^m   Sala, Andrea ⁿ   Vide, María Conceiçao ^o   Whittle, Martín ^p   Yunis, Juan J ^q   Gómez, Josefina ^r   more..

^a Instituto de Toxicología   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Spain)

^d DataGene Sondika (Bizkaia)   (Spain)

^e Banco Nacional de Datos Geneticos   (Argentina)

^f Laboratorio de ADN   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^h Laboratorio de ADN   (Spain)

ⁱ Centro de Analisis Geneticos   (Spain)

^j Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses Colombia   (Colombia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^l UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^m UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

ⁿ UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^o INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL E CIÊNCIAS FORENSES   (Portugal)

^p Genomic Engenharia Molecular Ltda   (Brazil)

^q Servicio Médico Yunis Turbay y Cia ^*  (Colombia)

^r Instituto de Toxicologia   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Collaborative exercise; Forensic science heteroplasmy; Hair shafts; Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) polymorphism; Standardization

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HETEROPLASMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAIN; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037165233     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(01)00602-8     Document Type: Article

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