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Genotyping of velvet antlers for identification of country of origin using mitochondrial DNA and fluorescence melting curve analysis with locked nucleic acid probes.
Mitochondrial DNA. Part A, DNA mapping, sequencing, and analysis - 1 Jul 2016
Ahn Jeong Jin, Kim Youngjoo, Hong Ji Young, Kim Gi Won, Hwang Seung Yong
Abstract excerpt
Velvet antlers are used medicinally in Asia and possess various therapeutic effects. Prices are set according to the country of origin, which is unidentifiable to the naked eye, and therefore counterfeiting is prevalent. Additionally, antlers of the Canadian elk, which can generate chronic wasting disease, are prevalently smuggled and distributed in the market. Thus, a method for identifying the country of origin...
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