Estimating human age in forensic samples by analysis of telomere repeats

Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 569-571

  Karlsson, Andreas O ^a   Svensson, Anna ^a   Marklund, Annika ^a   Holmlund, Gunilla ^a  

^a Department of Forensic Genetics and Forensic Toxicology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Real time PCR; Telomere shortening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD DONOR; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TELOMERE;

EID: 50349094923     PISSN: 18751768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2007.10.153     Document Type: Article

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