Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 54-60 , January 2008

JC viral DNA chip allows geographical localization of unidentified cadavers for rapid identification

  • Hiroshi Ikegaya

      Affiliations

    • National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0882, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 4 7135 8001; fax: +81 4 7133 9159.
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  • Hirotaro Iwase

      Affiliations

    • Department of Legal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Pekka J. Saukko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Turku, Turku 20520, Finland
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  • Tomoko Akutsu

      Affiliations

    • National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0882, Japan
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  • Koichi Sakurada

      Affiliations

    • National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0882, Japan
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  • Mineo Yoshino

      Affiliations

    • National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0882, Japan

Received 20 April 2007 ,Revised 19 July 2007 ,Accepted 13 August 2007.

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PII: S1872-4973(07)00117-2

doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.08.009

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 54-60 , January 2008

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