Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 33-42 , January 2011

Feline non-repetitive mitochondrial DNA control region database for forensic evidence

  • R.A. Grahn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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  • J.D. Kurushima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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  • N.C. Billings

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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  • J.C. Grahn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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  • J.L. Halverson

      Affiliations

    • QuestGen Forensics, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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  • E. Hammer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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  • C.K. Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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  • T.J. Kun

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Unit, Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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  • J.K. Levy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
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  • M.J. Lipinski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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  • J.M. Mwenda

      Affiliations

    • Enteric Viruses Research Group, Institute of Primate Research, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya
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  • H. Ozpinar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Institute of Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, 14558, Germany
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  • R.K. Schuster

      Affiliations

    • Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 597, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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  • S.J. Shoorijeh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, 71345 Shiraz, Iran
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  • C.R. Tarditi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States
    • Forensic Unit, Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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  • N.E. Waly

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, 71526 Assiut, Egypt
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  • E.J. Wictum

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Unit, Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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  • L.A. Lyons

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California – Davis, 1114 Tupper Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, United States. Tel.: +1 530 754 5546; fax: +1 530 752 4278.

Received 26 September 2009 ,Revised 8 January 2010 ,Accepted 20 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.01.013

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 33-42 , January 2011

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