When the alleged father is a close relative of the real father: The utility of insertion/deletion polymorphisms

Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Magalhaes, M ^a   Pinto, N ^a   Gomes, C ^a   Pereira, R ^a,b   Amorim, A ^a   Alves, C ^a   Gusmao L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Indel; Insertion deletion polymorphism; Paternity testing; STR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC INCOMPATIBILITY; HUMAN; INDEL MUTATION; MALE; PATERNITY TEST; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 82455192343     PISSN: 18751768     EISSN: 1875175X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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