Evaluation of haplotype discrimination capacity of 35 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat loci

Forensic Science International

Volumn 174, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 182-188

  Rodig, Heike ^a   Roewer, Lutz ^b   Gross, Annett ^a   Richter, Tom ^c   de Knijff, Peter ^d   Kayser, Manfred ^e   Brabetz, Werner ^a  

^a Biotype AG   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Qualitype AG   (Germany)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DYS447; DYS449; DYS481; DYS570; DYS576; European minimal haplotype; Mentype Argus Y MH PCR amplification kit; Population study; Short tandem repeats; SWGDAM; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 37649003790     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.04.223     Document Type: Article

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