Forensic Science International
Volume 159, Issue 2 , Pages 92-97 , 2 June 2006

Possible pitfalls in motherless paternity analysis with related putative fathers

  • Nicole von Wurmb-Schwark

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine, Christian-Albrech-University of Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str.12, 24105 Kiel, SH, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 431 597 3633; fax: +49 431 597 3612.
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  • Victoria Mályusz

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine, Christian-Albrech-University of Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str.12, 24105 Kiel, SH, Germany
    • ,
  • Eva Simeoni

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Legal Medicine, Christian-Albrech-University of Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str.12, 24105 Kiel, SH, Germany
    • ,
  • Eberhard Lignitz

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Forensic Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany
    • ,
  • Micaela Poetsch

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Forensic Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, Greifswald, Germany

Received 5 July 2005 ,Accepted 5 July 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.07.015

Forensic Science International
Volume 159, Issue 2 , Pages 92-97 , 2 June 2006

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