Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 272-274 , July 2010

Genetic data of a Brazilian population sample (Santa Catarina) using an X-STR decaplex

  • Laura M. Cainé, MS (Forensic Expert)

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Legal Medicine – North Branch, Portugal
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Present Address: Delegação do Norte do Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal, IP, Jardim Carrilho Videira, 4050-167 Porto, Portugal. Tel.: +351 22 2073850; fax: +351 22 3325931.
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  • María T. Zarrabeitia, MD (Forensic Expert)

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Legal Medicine, University of Cantabria, Spain
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  • José A. Riancho, MD (Forensic Expert)

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Legal Medicine, University of Cantabria, Spain
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  • M. Fátima Pinheiro, PhD (Forensic Expert)

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Legal Medicine – North Branch, Portugal
    • Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Portugal

Received 2 July 2009 ,Revised 15 February 2010 ,Accepted 1 April 2010.

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PII: S1752-928X(10)00054-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.04.002

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 272-274 , July 2010

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