A novel approach to obtaining reliable PCR results from luminol treated bloodstains

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 886-890

  Manna, Angela Delia ^a,b   Montpetit, Shown ^a,b  

^a Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodstains; CFS1PO; D13S317; D16S539; D5S818; D7S820; DNA typing; Forensic science; Luminol; Polymerase chain reaction; Short tandem repeat; TH01; TPOX; vWA

Indexed keywords

DNA; LUMINOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; CRIME; DNA DETERMINATION; EXTRACTION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033933511     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14790j     Document Type: Article

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