Persisting fetal microchimerism does not interfere with forensic Y-chromosome typing

Forensic Science International

Volumn 139, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 151-154

  Klintschar, M ^a   Schwaiger, P ^b   Regauer, S ^c   Mannweiler, S ^c   Kleiber, M ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Carl von Basedow Hospital   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

DNA Typing; Fetal microchimerism; SRY; Vaginal swab; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA TEMPLATE; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCHIMERISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID GLAND; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 1042299127     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.10.011     Document Type: Article

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