Extraction of single-copy nuclear DNA from forensic specimens with a variety of postmortem histories

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1032-1038

  Evison, Martin P ^a   Smillie, David M ^b   Chamberlain, Andrew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic science, HLA DPB1, amelogenin, DNA extraction, PCR; mtDNA, bone; Teeth, dried blood

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE; DNA DETERMINATION; EXTRACTION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION; TOOTH;

EID: 0030686498     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14257j     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Lee HC, Ladd C, Bourke MT, Pagliaro E, Tirnady F. DNA typing in forensic science. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1994;15(4):269-82.
2. Higuchi R, von Beroldingen CH, Sensabaugh GF, Erlich HA. DNA typing from single hairs. Nature 1988;331:543-6.
3. Kaneshige T, Takagi K, Nakamura S, Hirasawa T, Sada M, Uchida K. Genetic analysis using fingernail DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 1992;20(20):5489-90.
4. Carducci C, Ellul L, Antonozzi I, Pontecorvi A. DNA elution and amplification by polymerase chain reaction from dried blood spots. BioTechniques 1992;13(5):735-7.
5. Sepp R, Szabó I, Uda H, Sakamoto H. Rapid techniques for DNA extraction from routinely processed archival tissue for use in PCR. J Clin Pathol 1994;47:318-23.
6. Horton VA, Bunce M, Davies DR, Turner RC, Lo DY-M. HLA typing for DR3 and DR4 using artificial restriction fragment length polymorphism PCR from archival DNA. J Clin Pathol 1995; 48:33-6.
7. Höss M, Kohn M, Pääbo S, Knauer F, Shröder W. Excrement analysis by PCR. Nature 1992;359:199.
8. Hagelberg E, Gray IC, Jeffreys AJ. Identification of the skeletal remains of a murder victim by DNA analysis. Nature 1991; 352:427-9.
9. Jeffreys AJ, Allen MJ, Hagelberg E, Sonnberg A. Identification of the skeletal remains of Josef Mengele by DNA analysis. Forensic Sci Int 1992;56:65-76.
10. Gill P, Ivanov PL, Kimpton C, Piercy R, Benson N, Tully G, et al. Identification of the remains of the Romanov family by DNA analysis. Nature Genetics 1994;6:130-5.
11. Lee HC, Pagliaro EM, Gaensslen RE, Berka KM, Keith TP, Keith GN, et al. DNA analysis in human bone tissue: RFLP typing. J Forensic Sci Soc 1991;31(2):209-12.
12. Ginther C, Issel-Tarver L, King M-C. Identifying individuals by sequencing mitochondrial DNA from teeth. Nature Genetics 1992;2:135-8.
13. Pötsch L, Meyer U, Rothschild S, Schneider PM, Rittner Ch. Application of DNA techniques for identification using human dental pulp as a source of DNA. Int J Legal Med 1992;105:139-43.
14. Jeffreys AJ, Wilson V, Neumann R, Keyte J. Amplification of human minisatellites by the polymerase chain reaction: towards DNA fingerprinting of single cells. Nucleic Acids Res 1988; 16:10953-71.
15. Jeffreys AJ, MacLeod A, Tamaki K, Neil DL, Monkton DG. Minisatellite repeat coding as a digital approach to DNA typing. Nature 1991;354:204-9.
16. Blake E, Mihalovich J, Higuchi R, Walsh PS, Erlich H. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQ alpha oligonucleotide typing on biological evidence samples: casework experience. J Forensic Sci 1992;37:700-10.
17. Allen M, Saldeen T, Gyllensten U. Allele-specific HLA-DRB1 amplification of forensic evidence samples with mixed genotypes. BioTechniques 1995;19:454-63.
18. Sullivan KM, Mannucci A, Kimpton CP, Gill P. A rapid and quantitative DNA sex test: flourescence-based PCR analysis of X-Y homologous gene amelogenin. BioTechniques 1993;15:636-41.
19. Höss M, Pääbo S. DNA extraction from Pleistocene bones by a silica-based purification method. Nucleic Acids Res 1993; 21(16):3913-4.
20. Boom R, Sol CJA, Salimans MMM, Jansen CL, Wertheim-van Dillen PME, van der Noordaa L. Rapid and simple method for purification of nucleic acids. J Clin Microbiol 1990;28:495-503.
21. Brown TA, Brown KA. Ancient DNA and the archaeologist. Antiquity 1992;66:10-23.
22. Evison MP. Ancient HLA: a preliminary investigation [unpublished Ph.D. thesis]. Sheffield: University of Sheffield, 1996.
23. Smith LS, Lewis TL, Matsui SM. Increased yield of small DNA fragments purified by silica binding. BioTechniques 1995; 18:970-5.
24. Sambrook J, Fritsch EF, Maniatis T. Molecular cloning: a laboratory manual. 2nd ed. New York: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1989.
25. Kwok S, Higuchi R. Avoiding false positives with PCR. Nature 1989;339:237-8.
26. Kimura A, Sasazuki T. Eleventh International Histocompatibility Workshop reference protocol for the HLA DNA-typing technique. In: Tsuji K, Aizawa M, Sasazuki T, editors. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Histocompatibility Workshop & Conference. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992.
27. Wrischnik LA, Higuchi RG, Stoneking M, Erlich HA, Amheim N, Wilson AC. Length mutations in human mitochondrial-DNA - direct sequencing of enzymatically amplified DNA Nucleic Acids Res 1987;15(2):529-42.
28. Stone AC, Milner GR, Pääbo S, Stoneking M. Sex determination of ancient human skeletons using DNA. Am J Phys Anthropol 1996;99:231-8.
29. Poinar HN, Höss M, Bada JL, Pääbo S. Amino acid racemization and the preservation of ancient DNA. Science 1996;272:864-7.
30. Jarvis DR. Nitrogen levels in long bones from coffin burials interred for periods of 26-90 years. Forensic Sci Int. 1997;85(3):199-208.
31. Colson IB, Bailey JF, Vercauteren M, Sykes BC, Hedges REM. Bone diagenesis and the preservation of ancient DNA. Ancient Biomolecules. In press.
32. Richards MB, Sykes BC, Hedges REM. Authenticating DNA extracted from ancient skeletal remains. J Archaeol Sci 1995; 22:291-9.
33. Balazs I, Baird M, McElfresh K, Shaler R. Experimental techniques for the isolation and analysis of DNA from forensic materials. In: Robertson J, Ross AM, Burgoyne LA, editors. DNA in forensic science: theory, techniques and applications. New York: Ellis Horwood 1990.
34. Gill P, Jeffreys AJ, Werrett DJ. Forensic application of DNA "fingerprints." Nature 1985;318:577-9.
35. Gill P, Lygo JE, Fowler SJ, Werrett DJ. An evaluation of DNA fingerprinting for forensic purposes. Electrophoresis 1987;8:38-44.
36. McNally L, Shaler RC, Giusti A, Baird M, Balazs I, Deforest P, et al. Evaluation of DNA isolated from human blood stains exposed to ultraviolet light, heat, humidity, and soil contamination. J Forensic Sci 1989;34:1059-69.
37. McNally L, Shaler RC, Giusti A, Baird M, Balazs I, Kobilinsky L, et al. The effects of environment and drying surfaces on DNA: The use of casework samples from New York City. J Forensic Sci 1989;34:1070.
38. Aitken M, Anderson D, Francis B, Hinde J. Statistical modelling in GLIM. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.