Toward increased utility of mtDNA in forensic identifications

Forensic Science International

Volumn 146, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Just, Rebecca S ^a   Irwin, Jodi A ^a   O'Callaghan, Jennifer E ^a   Saunier, Jessica L ^a   Coble, Michael D ^a,b   Vallone, Peter M ^b   Butler, John M ^b   Barritt, Suzanne M ^a   Parsons, Thomas J ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allele specific primer extension; Control region; Database; mtDNA; SNP

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DATABASE; GENOME ANALYSIS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 11844299650     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.09.045     Document Type: Article

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