Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 331-333 , December 2009

Mitochondrial DNA control region sequence analysis of Mataco–Guaicurú speaking tribes from Argentina

  • Andrea Sala

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Huellas Digitales Genéticas, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +54 11 4964 8281/8282; fax: +54 11 4964 8281/8282.
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  • Evguenia Alechine

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Huellas Digitales Genéticas, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Cecilia Bobillo

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Huellas Digitales Genéticas, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • ,
  • Luciano J. Merini

      Affiliations

    • Cátedra de Microbiología Industrial y Biotecnología, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • ,
  • Carmen G. Ayala

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio de Biología Molecular-Servicio de Histocompatibilidad e Inmunogenética, Hospital de Alta Complejidad Pte Juan D. Peron, Formosa, Argentina
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  • Juan C. Acosta Ferreira

      Affiliations

    • Cuerpo Médico Forense, Poder Judicial de Formosa, Argentina
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  • Daniel Corach

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Huellas Digitales Genéticas, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Received 11 August 2009 ,Accepted 14 August 2009.

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PII: S1875-1768(09)00059-6

doi: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2009.08.085

Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 331-333 , December 2009

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