Mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy or artefacts - A matter of the amplification strategy?

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 180-184

  Brandstätter, Anita ^a   Parson, Walther ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Direct PCR; Forensic; Hair roots; MtDNA heteroplasmy; Nested PCR; PHRED values

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HAIR ROOT; HETEROPLASMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038124449     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-002-0350-7     Document Type: Article

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