Forensic mitochondrial DNA analysis of 116 casework skeletal samples

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 557-561

  Nelson, Kimberlyn ^a,b   Melton, Terry ^a  

^a Mitotyping Technologies LLC   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burned bone; Degraded DNA; Forensic science; Hypervariable regions 1 and 2; Mitochondrial DNA; Skeletal remains; Small amplicons

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMPLICON; BONE AGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HETEROPLASMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE AND BONES; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENTARITY DETERMINING REGIONS; DNA DEGRADATION, NECROTIC; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TOOTH;

EID: 34247367213     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00407.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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