Threat mail and forensic science: DNA profiling from items of evidence after treatment with DFO

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 445-446

  Zamir, Ashira ^a   Oz, Carla ^a   Geller, Boris ^a  

^a Israel Police   (Israel)

Author keywords

DFO; DNA profiling; Forensic science; Latent fingerprints; Polymerase chain reaction; STR; Threat mail

Indexed keywords

1,8 DIAZA 9 FLUORENONE; FLUORENONE DERIVATIVE; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT; THREAT;

EID: 0034116128     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14704j     Document Type: Article

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