Analysis of DNA evidence recovered from epithelial cells in penile swabs

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 350-354

  Drobnić, Katja ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR   (Slovenia)

^b MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Alleles; DNA fingerprinting; Down syndrome; Forensic medicine; Polymerase chain reaction; Rape; Sex offences; Specimen handling; Tandem repeat sequences

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DOWN SYNDROME; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; PENIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL CRIME; SPERM; TANDEM REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; PENIS; RAPE;

EID: 0038349277     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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