A novel fluorescent quadruplex STR typing system and the allele frequency distributions in a Thai population

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 116-121

  Yoshimoto, Takashi ^a   Yamamoto, Toshimichi ^a   Mizutani, Masaki ^a   Uchihi, Rieko ^a   Ohtaki, Hiroyuki ^a   Katsumata, Yoshinao ^a   Waiyawuth, Worawee ^b   Songsivilai, Sirirurg ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

DNA profiling; Forensic science; Population genetics; Quadruplex; STR

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0037227444     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2002006     Document Type: Article

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