Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA quantification of various forensic materials

Forensic Science International

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-64

  Andreasson H ^a   Nilsson, M ^a   Budowle, B ^b   Lundberg, H ^c   Allen, M ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b FBI LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Stockholm Police Force   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Forensic materials; Hair; Mitochondrial DNA; Nuclear DNA; Quantification; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR ROOT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33751072125     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.11.024     Document Type: Article

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