Characterization of the N+3 stutter product in the trinucleotide repeat locus DYS392

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1069-1073

  Mulero, Julio J ^a   Chang, Chien Wei ^a   Hennessy, Lori K ^a  

^a APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic science; PCR amplification; Short tandem repeat; Stutter; Y STR

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA PRIMERS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 33749001709     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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