Mitochondrial DNA validation in a state laboratory

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-102

  Jarman, Pamela G ^b,c   Fentress, Sherri L ^a,b   Katz, Daniel E ^b,d  

^a Delaware Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ^*  (United States)

^b Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Delaware   (United States)

^c DNA Solutions Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^d Forensic Biology Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Delaware Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; Forensic science; Hypervariable regions I and II; Mitochondrial DNA sequencing; Validation

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BONE AND BONES; COMPLEMENTARITY DETERMINING REGIONS; DELAWARE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HAIR; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOFTWARE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STATE GOVERNMENT; TOOTH;

EID: 58149195446     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00924.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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