Evaluation of the reliability of DNA typing in the process of identification of war victims in Croatia

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 608-609

  Džijan, Snježana ^a   Ćurić, Goran ^a   Pavlinić, Dinko ^a   Marcikić, Mladen ^a   Primorac, Dragan ^a   Lauc, Gordan ^a,b  

^a JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^b GENOS GLYCOSCIENCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Databasing; DNA typing; Forensic science; Human identification; Paternity; Quality control

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CROATIA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MISMATCH REPAIR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; CHILD; CROATIA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WAR CRIMES;

EID: 65349119419     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01015.x     Document Type: Article

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