Characterization of 17 Y-STR loci in a population from El Salvador (San Salvador, Central America) and their potential for DNA profiling

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1243-1246

  Martínez Jarreta, Begoña ^a   Vásquez, Patricia ^a   Abecia, Emilio ^a   Budowle, Bruce ^b   Luna, Aurelio ^c   Peiró, Fabiola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central America; DNA typing; Forensic science; Mestizos; Population genetics; San Salvador; Short tandem repeats; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA ISOLATION; EL SALVADOR; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 24644524999     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2005173     Document Type: Article

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