An assessment of DNA contamination risks in New York City Medical Examiner facilities

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 721-724

  Toledano, Talya ^a   Quarino, Lawrence ^b   Leung, Stan ^c   Buffolino, Pasquale ^b   Baum, Howard ^b   Shaler, Robert C ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA typing; Forensic science; Genetic markers; Medical examiner facility; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DNA; HLA DQ ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030739081     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14191j     Document Type: Article

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