Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages e83-e86 , July 2010

Nilotes from Karamoja, Uganda: Haplotype data defined by 17 Y-chromosome STRs

  • Verónica Gomes

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of University of Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
    • Institute of Legal Medicine, Genomics Medicine Group, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: IPATIMUP, R. Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n. 4200-465 Porto, Portugal. Tel.: +351 225570700; fax: +351 225570799.
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  • Cíntia Alves

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of University of Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
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  • António Amorim

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of University of Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
    • Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal
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  • Ángel Carracedo

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine, Genomics Medicine Group, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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  • Paula Sánchez-Diz

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine, Genomics Medicine Group, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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  • Leonor Gusmão

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of University of Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal

Received 17 June 2009 ,Accepted 2 July 2009.

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PII: S1872-4973(09)00102-1

doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.07.001

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages e83-e86 , July 2010