A single mutation in the FGA locus responsible for false homozygosities and discrepancies between commercial kits in an unusual paternity test case

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 393-396

  Ricci, Ugo ^a   Melean, German ^a   Robino, Carlo ^b   Genuardi, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

FGA mutation; Forensic science; Maternal mutation; Null allele; Paternity test

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DAUGHTER; FATHER; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NULL ALLELE; PATERNITY TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING;

DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PATERNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 33847116660     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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