Fingerprints as evidence for a genetic profile: Morphological study on fingerprints and analysis of exogenous and individual factors affecting DNA typing

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 586-592

  Alessandrini, Federica ^a   Cecati, Monia ^a   Pesaresi, Mauro ^a   Turchi, Chiara ^a   Carle, Flavia ^a   Tagliabracci, Adriano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Medicina Legale   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA transfer; DNA typing; Fingerprints; Forensic identification; Forensic science; Low copy number DNA

Indexed keywords

GLASS; METAL;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ALLELE; ANALYTIC METHOD; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA TRANSFER; EPIDERMIS CELL; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOOD;

EID: 0037696639     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2002260     Document Type: Article

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