Whose DNA is it anyway? European Court, junk DNA, and the problem with prediction

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-250

  Sarkar, Sameer P ^b   Adshead, Gwen ^a  

^a BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; EXPERT WITNESS; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; PHENOTYPE;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; EXPERT TESTIMONY; GENETIC PRIVACY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 77955898546     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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