Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 129-133 , June 2007

Genetic attributes of the YHRD minimal haplotype in 10 provinces of Argentina

Received 23 January 2007 ,Accepted 27 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.01.013

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 129-133 , June 2007

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