Molecular characterisation of the nucleic acids recovered from aged forensic samples

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 334-339

  Previderè, Carlo ^a   Micheletti, Piero ^a   Perossa, Romina ^b   Grignani, Pierangela ^c   Fattorini, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alu sequences; DNA damage; Polymerase chain reaction; STR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA; FUNGAL DNA;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA EXTRACTION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SLOT BLOT HYBRIDIZATION; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0037004251     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-002-0326-7     Document Type: Article

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