Automated DNA extraction of single dog hairs without roots for mitochondrial DNA analysis

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 277-281

  Bekaert, Bram ^a   Larmuseau, Maarten H D ^a,c   Vanhove, Maarten P M ^c   Opdekamp, Anouschka ^b   Decorte, Ronny ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Groep T Leuven Engineering College   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Canis lupus familiaris; Dog; Hair; Haplotype; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMPLICON; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DOG; HAIR ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS; HAIR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84857061635     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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