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Methodology for Accurate Detection of Mitochondrial DNA Methylation
Published on: May 20, 2018
Molecular analysis of the human mitochondrial DNA control region for forensic identity testing
1The Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Current Protocols in Human Genetics
|April 23, 2008
Abstract:
This unit on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) highlights methods used to perform mtDNA sequence analysis on highly degraded biological material. The focus is on applications to forensic casework, and a number of case examples are provided. However, the laboratory working with ancient DNA, or any basic research laboratory, will benefit from this information.
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