Specificity of mtDNA-directed PCR - Influence of Nuclear mtDNA insertion (NUMT) contamination in routine samples and techniques

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-345

  Goios, Ana ^a   Prieto, Lourdes ^b   Amorim, António ^a   Pereira, Luísa ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b DNA Laboratory   (Spain)

^c University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Contamination; mtDNA; NUMT; PCR; Routine

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MITOCHONDRION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMEN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 44849109318     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-007-0191-5     Document Type: Article

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