Low copy number: Interpretation of evidence results

International Congress Series

Volumn 1288, Issue , 2006, Pages 616-618

  Anjos, M J ^a   Andrade, L ^a   Carvalho, M ^a   Lopes, V ^a   Serra, A ^a   Oliveira, C ^a   Batista, L ^a   Balsa, F ^a   Brito, P ^a   Corte Real, F ^b   Vide, M C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL E CIÊNCIAS FORENSES   (Portugal)

^b National Institute of Legal Medicine   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Allelic drop out; Heterozygous balance; Low copy number; Spurious allele; STR

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645917993     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2005.09.118     Document Type: Article

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