Skeletal remains presumed submerged in water for three years identified using PCR-STR analysis

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1025-1027

  Crainic, K ^a   Paraire, F ^a   Leterreux, M ^a   Durigon, M ^a   De Mazancourt, Philippe ^a  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bone genotyping; DNA extraction; Drowning; Forensic science; Identification; STR

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DROWNING; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENDER; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 0036378498     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs15490j     Document Type: Article

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