DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG): An update of the recommendations on the use of Y-STRs in forensic analysis

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 191-200

  Gusmao L ^a   Butler, J M ^b   Carracedo, A ^c   Gill, P ^d   Kayser, M ^e   Mayr, W R ^f   Morling, N ^g   Prinz, M ^h   Roewer, L ⁱ   Tyler Smith, C ^j   Schneider, P M ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^d FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^e ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^h Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York   (United States)

ⁱ HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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Author keywords

DNA commission; ISFG; Mutation; Short tandem repeat; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MUTATION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME;

ALLELES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; TERMINOLOGY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 33745204658     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-005-0026-1     Document Type: Review

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