A minimally destructive technique for sampling dentin powder for mitochondrial DNA testing

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 791-795

  Shiroma, Calvin Y ^a,b   Fielding, Christopher G ^b   Lewis Jr , John A ^a   Gleisner, Mark R ^a   Dunn, Kenneth N ^a  

^a CTR Supporting Defense POW MIA Accounting Agency Partnerships and Innovation Directorate   (United States)

^b US Army Dental Activity Fort Gordon   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Identification Laboratory; Dentin sampling; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; JPAC; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DENTIN; DENTIN POWDER; DENTIN SAMPLING; DENTISTRY; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 3142721248     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003432     Document Type: Article

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