A modified mini-primer set for analyzing mitochondrial DNA control region sequences from highly degraded forensic samples

BioTechniques

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 555-558

  Hwan, Young Lee ^a   Na, Young Kim ^a   Myung, Jin Park ^a   Woo, Ick Yang ^a,b   Shin, Kyoung Jin ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

DNA SEQUENCE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CONTROL; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHORT SURVEY;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43149107455     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000112672     Document Type: Short Survey

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