Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 376-378 , September 2008

A cautionary note on the evaluation of genetic evidence from uniparentally transmitted markers

  • António Amorim

      Affiliations

    • IPATIMUP, Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
    • Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: IPATIMUP, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal. Tel.: +351 22 5570700; fax: +351 22 5570799.

Received 8 February 2008 ,Revised 30 March 2008 ,Accepted 1 April 2008.

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PII: S1872-4973(08)00049-5

doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.04.001

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 376-378 , September 2008

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