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Multiplex primer extension analysis for rapid detection of major European mitochondrial haplogroups.
Electrophoresis - 1 Oct 2006
Wiesbauer Martina, Meierhofer David, Mayr Johannes A, Sperl Wolfgang, Paulweber Bernhard, Kofler Barbara
Abstract excerpt
The evolution of the human mitochondrial genome is reflected in the existence of ethnically distinct lineages or haplogroups. Alterations of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been instrumental in studies of human phylogeny, in population genetics, and in molecular medicine to link pathological mutations to a variety of human diseases of complex etiology. For each of these applications, rapid and cost effective...
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