Mitochondrial DNA CA dinucleotide repeats in Koreans: The presence of length heteroplasmy

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-53

  Chung, Ukhee ^a   Hwan, Young Lee ^a   Yoo, Ji Eun ^a   Myung, Jin Park ^a   Shin, Kyoung Jin ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CA dinucleotide repeats; Koreans; Length heteroplasmy; Length polymorphism; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; DNA DETERMINATION; FLUORESCENCE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROPLASMY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMPLEMENTARITY DETERMINING REGIONS; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KOREA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 12444311704     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-004-0487-7     Document Type: Article

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