Forensic Analysis of mtDNA Haplotypes from Two Rural Communities in Haiti Reflects Their Population History

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1457-1466

  Wilson, Jamie L ^a,b,d   Saint Louis, Vertus ^c   Auguste, Jensen O ^b   Jackson, Bruce A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Bay Community College   (United States)

^c Hypertension Center of Haiti   (Haïti)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA typing; Forensic genetics; Forensic science; Haiti; Haplotypes; Human mitochondrial DNA; Hypervariable region; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; HAITI; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; RURAL POPULATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAITI; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84868212058     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02186.x     Document Type: Article

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