Variations of mtDNA length heteroplasmy among maternal family members

Acta Criminologiae et Medicinae Legalis Japonica

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 206-213

  Katsumura, Seiko ^a   Sato, Keita ^a   Ito, Yohko ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C stretch; Control region; Length heteroplasmy; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444368191     PISSN: 03020029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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