Analysis of salivary DNA evidence from a bite mark on a body submerged in water

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1069-1072

  Sweet, David ^a,c   Shutler, Gary G ^b  

^a Bureau of Legal Dentistry   (Canada)

^b ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case; D21S11; DNA typing; F13AO1; FES FPS; FGA; Forensic dentistry; Forensic science; Human bite mark; Polymerase chain reaction; Postmortem; Saliva; Short tandem repeats; Submersion; VWA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BITE WOUND; CASE REPORT; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TANDEM REPEAT; VICTIM; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 0032825561     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs12045j     Document Type: Article

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