The fingernails of Mary Sullivan: Developing reliable methods for selectively isolating endogenous and exogenous DNA from evidence

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 328-333

  Cline, Rachel E ^a   Laurent, Nicole M ^a   Foran, David R ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boston Strangler; DNA typing; Exhumation; Fingernail; Forensic science; Mitochondrial DNA; Nails; Polymerase chain reaction; Sodium hydroxide

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA ISOLATION; DNA PURIFICATION; FINGER NAIL; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037347836     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2002107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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