An unusual observation of tetragametic chimerism: Forensic aspects

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 431-435

  Verdiani, S ^a   Bonsignore, A ^a   Casarino, L ^a   Ferrari, G M ^b   Zia, S C ^b   De Stefano, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AB0 mixed agglutination; DNA investigation; Tetragametic chimerism

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP A ANTIBODY; BLOOD GROUP B ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; CASE REPORT; CELL POPULATION; CHIMERA; DNA DETERMINATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADULT; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; CHIMERISM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 70349662034     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-009-0332-0     Document Type: Article

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