Dandruff as a potential source of DNA in forensic casework

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 901-902

  Lorente, Miguel ^a   Entrala, Carmen ^a   Lorente, Jose A ^a   Alvarez, J Carlos ^a   Villanueva, Enrique ^a   Budowle, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

Author keywords

Dandruff; DNA typing; Forensic science; HUMTH01; HUMvWA; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; DNA; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DANDRUFF; DNA DETERMINATION; EXTRACTION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031903078     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14326j     Document Type: Article

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