The effect of luminol on presumptive tests and DNA analysis using the polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 837-840

  Gross, Ann Marie ^a   Harris, Katy A ^a   Kaldun, Gary L ^a  

^a Minnesota Forensic Science Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood test; D351358; D758; DNA typing; DQA1; FGA; Forensic science; GC; GYPA; HBGG; LDLR; Luminol; Phenolphthalin; Polymarker; Polymerase chain reaction; Short tandem repeats; Tetramethylbenzidine; VWA

Indexed keywords

LUMINOL; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; TETRAMETHYLBENZIDINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD STAIN; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXTRACTION; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0033057233     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14561j     Document Type: Article

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