Evaluation of the human hair root for DNA typing subsequent to microscopic comparison

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 305-314

  Linch, Charles A ^a   Smith, Stephanie L ^a   Prahlow, Joseph A ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; D758; DNA typing; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Forensic science; GC; GYPA; Hair growth phases; Hair root morphology; Hairs; HBGG; HLA DQA1; LDLR; Mitochondrial DNA typing; Sex determination; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HAIR ROOT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031917005     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs16137j     Document Type: Article

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