Scientific standards for studies in forensic genetics

Forensic Science International

Volumn 165, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 238-243

  Schneider, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Forensic DNA typing; mtDNA; PCR; Population genetics; Quality assurance; Short tandem repeat (STR)

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; CRIME; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OFFENDER; PATERNITY TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 33846109198     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.06.067     Document Type: Article

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