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Construction of a mitochondrial consensus sequence for the Khoi-San population of Southern Africa
(North-West University, 2010)
The revised Cambridge Reference Sequence (rCRS) is used as a standard for the human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence in studies of human evolution and the identification of disease-causing mutations. Due to the large ...
Evaluation of specific genotypes in the context of the type 2 diabetes risk phenotype in the black South African population
(North-West University, 2010)
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex disease that affects 4% of the general population and
is expected to increase to 5.4% by the year 2025. A clear understanding of the aetiology
of T2D susceptibility and pathogenesis ...
International benchmarking of quality management in forensic science drug laboratories
(North-West University, 2010)
Since the early 1980s, laboratory managers in the field of forensic science were introduced to the first international standards for testing and calibration laboratories. Now almost three decades later every laboratory ...
Sequence variation of the amelogenin gene on the Y-chromosome
(North-West University, 2010)
The accurate determination of gender of biological samples has valuable applications in medical and forensic investigations. Gender determination based on length variations in the X-Y homologous amelogenin gene, is part ...