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Toward increased utility of mtDNA in forensic identifications.
Forensic science international - 2 Dec 2004
Just Rebecca S, Irwin Jodi A, O'Callaghan Jennifer E, Saunier Jessica L, Coble Michael D, Vallone Peter M, Butler John M, Barritt Suzanne M, Parsons Thomas J
Abstract excerpt
The utility of mtDNA in forensic identifications is limited by its low power of discrimination and the absence of high quality mtDNA databases. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the control region outside of hypervariable regions I and II (HVI/HVII), and in the coding region of the mtDNA genome, can provide additional discrimination in mtDNA testing. We have identified particularly useful SNP sites via...
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