Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 175-179 , June 2007

Application of novel “mini-amplicon” STR multiplexes to high volume casework on degraded skeletal remains

  • Thomas J. Parsons

      Affiliations

    • International Commission on Missing Persons, 45A Alipašina, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Rene Huel

      Affiliations

    • International Commission on Missing Persons, 45A Alipašina, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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  • Jon Davoren

      Affiliations

    • International Commission on Missing Persons, 45A Alipašina, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Current address: The Bode Technology Group, Lorton, VA, USA.
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  • Cheryl Katzmarzyk

      Affiliations

    • International Commission on Missing Persons, 45A Alipašina, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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  • Ana Miloš

      Affiliations

    • International Commission on Missing Persons, 45A Alipašina, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • ,
  • Arijana Selmanović

      Affiliations

    • International Commission on Missing Persons, 45A Alipašina, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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  • Lejla Smajlović

      Affiliations

    • International Commission on Missing Persons, 45A Alipašina, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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  • Michael D. Coble

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
    • Current address: Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL), Rockville, MD, USA.
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  • Adnan Rizvić

      Affiliations

    • International Commission on Missing Persons, 45A Alipašina, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Received 30 January 2007 ,Accepted 3 February 2007.

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PII: S1872-4973(07)00059-2

doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.02.003

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 175-179 , June 2007

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