Gender identification of human hair using fluorescence in situ hybridization

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1035-1037

  Prahlow, Joseph A ^a,b   Lantz, Patrick E ^a,b   Cox Jones, Kelly ^a   Rao, P Nagesh ^a   Pettenati, Mark J ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Southwest Institute of Forensic Science Dallas   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; fluorescence in situ hybridization; forensic science; gender determination; hair; sex chromosomes; X chromosome; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENDER IDENTITY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029910158     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14044j     Document Type: Article

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