Memorial Eckert paper for 2007 forensic DNA analysis for the medical examiner.

doi:10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181873709

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Memorial Eckert paper for 2007 forensic DNA analysis for the medical examiner.

The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology - 1 Dec 2008

Pinckard J Keith

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The objective of this manuscript is to provide an overview of the application of forensic DNA analysis as it pertains directly to the medical examiner, namely, in the identification of human remains. For samples yielding a sufficient amount of nondegraded DNA, the analysis of a standardized set of 13 short tandem repeats can provide enough statistical power not only to exclude a potential source but also to...

Topics

Chromosomes, Human, Y
Coroners and Medical Examiners
DNA
DNA Degradation, Necrotic
DNA Fingerprinting
Forensic Anthropology
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Tandem Repeat Sequences

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PMID: 19259031
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181873709

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