Application of mtDNA sequence analysis in forensic casework for the identification of human remains

Forensic Science International

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 103-107

  Bender, Klaus ^a   Schneider, Peter M ^a   Rittner, Christian ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Casework; Forensic identification; Human bone DNA; Mitochondrial DNA typing

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

BONE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA DETERMINATION; FAMILY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKELETON; SOCIAL WORKER;

EID: 0343442431     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00223-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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