Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 194-199 , April 2010

Evaluation of seven X-chromosomal short tandem repeat loci located within the Xq26 region

  • Heike Rodig

      Affiliations

    • Biotype AG, Moritzburger Weg 67, 01109 Dresden, Germany
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  • Frank Kloep

      Affiliations

    • Biotype AG, Moritzburger Weg 67, 01109 Dresden, Germany
    • ,
  • Lydia Weißbach

      Affiliations

    • Qualitype AG, Moritzburger Weg 67, 01109 Dresden, Germany
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  • Christa Augustin

      Affiliations

    • Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Butenfeld 34, 22529 Hamburg, Germany
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  • Jeannett Edelmann

      Affiliations

    • Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 28, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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  • Sandra Hering

      Affiliations

    • Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
    • ,
  • Reinhard Szibor

      Affiliations

    • Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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  • Frank Götz

      Affiliations

    • Qualitype AG, Moritzburger Weg 67, 01109 Dresden, Germany
    • ,
  • Werner Brabetz

      Affiliations

    • Biotype AG, Moritzburger Weg 67, 01109 Dresden, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Biotype AG, Research and Development, Moritzburger Weg 67, 01109 Dresden, Germany. Tel.: +49 351 8838400; fax: +49 351 8838403.

Received 20 January 2009 ,Revised 17 July 2009 ,Accepted 20 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.08.010

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 194-199 , April 2010

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