Science & Justice
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 231-237 , October 2006

The Effect of Bone Marrow Transplants on DNA profiles; a case example

  • Susan Pope

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAuthor for correspondence.
    • The Forensic Science Service, London Laboratory, 109 Lambeth Road, London SE1 7LP, United Kingdom
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  • Henrietta Chapman

      Affiliations

    • The Forensic Science Service, London Laboratory, 109 Lambeth Road, London SE1 7LP, United Kingdom
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  • James Lambert

      Affiliations

    • The Forensic Science Service, Wetherby Laboratory, Sandbeck Way, Audby Lane, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS22 7DN, United Kingdom

Received 1 April 2005 ,Accepted 12 May 2006.

References 

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  2. Gardiner N, Lawler M, O’Riordan J, DeArce M, Humphries P, McCann SR. Persistent donor chimaerism is consistent with disease free survival following BMT for chronic myeloid leukaemia. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 1997;20:235–241
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PII: S1355-0306(06)71603-3

doi: 10.1016/S1355-0306(06)71603-3

Science & Justice
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 231-237 , October 2006