Genetic identification of missing persons: DNA analysis of human remains and compromised samples

Pathobiology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 228-238

  Alvarez Cubero, M J ^a   Saiz, M ^a   Martinez Gonzalez, L J ^b   Alvarez, J C ^a   Eisenberg, A J ^c   Budowle, B ^c   Lorente, J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioancestry; Databases; DNA typing; Forensic genetics; Genetic identification; Missing persons

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROSEQUENCING;

CRIME VICTIMS; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PEDIGREE; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84862850656     PISSN: 10152008     EISSN: 14230291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000334982     Document Type: Article

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