Quantification of mitochondrial DNA in human blood cells using an automated detection system

Forensic Science International

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 109-112

  Meissner, C ^a   Mohamed, S A ^a   Klueter, H ^a   Hamann, K ^b   Von Wurmb, N ^c   Oehmichen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b PE Biosystems   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood cells; Deletion; Mitochondrial DNA; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

BLOOD CELL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 0343878151     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00249-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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