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01-05-2005 | Letter to the Editor

The HumARA genotype is linked to spinal and bulbar muscular dystrophy and some further disease risks and should no longer be used as a DNA marker for forensic purposes

Authors: Reinhard Szibor, Sandra Hering, Jeanett Edelmann

Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine | Issue 3/2005

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Title: The HumARA genotype is linked to spinal and bulbar muscular dystrophy and some further disease risks and should no longer be used as a DNA marker for forensic purposes
Authors: Reinhard Szibor
Sandra Hering
Jeanett Edelmann
Publication date: 01-05-2005
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine / Issue 3/2005
Print ISSN: 0937-9827
Electronic ISSN: 1437-1596
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-005-0525-0

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