Study of short- and long-term storage of teeth and its influence on DNA

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1411-1413

  Rubio, Leticia ^a   Martinez, Luis J ^a   Martinez, Esther ^a   De Las Heras, Stella Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amelogenin; CSF1PO; D16S539; D3S1358; D7S820; DNA degradation; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Short tandem repeat; Teeth; THO1; TPOX

Indexed keywords

AMELOGENIN; DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ALLELES; AMELOGENIN; DNA; DNA DEGRADATION, NECROTIC; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH;

EID: 70350503886     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01159.x     Document Type: Article

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