Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 297-302 , August 2011

Spatial assessment of Argentinean genetic admixture with geographical information systems

  • Amalia Diaz-Lacava

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 228 287 14867; fax: +49 228 287 15854/19149.
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  • Maja Walier

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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  • Gustavo Penacino

      Affiliations

    • DNA Analysis Unit, Official College of Pharmacists and Biochemists, Rocamora 4045, C1184ABA Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Thomas F. Wienker

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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  • Max P. Baur

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany

Received 19 November 2009 ,Revised 11 May 2010 ,Accepted 20 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.05.003

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 297-302 , August 2011

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