Genetic analysis of the presumptive blood from Louis XVI, king of France

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 459-463

  Lalueza Fox, Carles ^a   Gigli, Elena ^a   Bini, Carla ^c   Calafell, Francesc ^a,b   Luiselli, Donata ^c   Pelotti, Susi ^c   Pettener, Davide ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY CSIC UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Eye colour; Identification; Louis XVI; Mitochondrial DNA; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EYE; FRANCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HAPLOTYPE; HEART; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; Y CHROMOSOME;

BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA PRIMERS; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FAMOUS PERSONS; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FRANCE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS;

EID: 80052268559     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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