Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 100-104 , June 2007

Finding genes that underlie physical traits of forensic interest using genetic tools

  • Hannah Pulker

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    • ,
  • María Victoria Lareu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    • ,
  • Christopher Phillips

      Affiliations

    • National Genotyping Centre-USC Node, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    • ,
  • Angel Carracedo

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    • National Genotyping Centre-USC Node, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 600942293; fax: +34 981580336.

Received 3 February 2007 ,Accepted 6 February 2007.

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PII: S1872-4973(07)00065-8

doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.02.009

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 100-104 , June 2007

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