Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 13-19 , March 2007

Extended guidelines for mtDNA typing of population data in forensic science

  • Walther Parson

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Muellerstrasse 44, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43 512 9003 70640; fax: +43 512 9003 73640.
    • ,
  • Hans-Jürgen Bandelt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics, University of Hamburg, Bundesstr. 55, 20146 Hamburg, Germany

Received 16 May 2006 ,Revised 16 November 2006 ,Accepted 19 November 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2006.11.003

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Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 13-19 , March 2007

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