Y-STR analysis of degraded DNA using reduced-size amplicons

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-157

  Park, Myung Jin ^a   Lee, Hwan Young ^a   Chung, Ukhee ^a   Kang, Seung Chul ^a   Shin, Kyoung Jin ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AmpFlSTR Yfiler; Degraded DNA; Miniplex; STR; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; KOREA; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33846922808     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-006-0133-7     Document Type: Article

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