Y-STR analysis for detection and objective confirmation of child sexual abuse

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 158-163

  Delfin, Frederick C ^a   Madrid, Bernadette J ^b   Tan, Merle P ^b   De Ungria, Maria Corazon A ^a  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^b PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child protection unit; Objective confirmation; Philippines; Y STR analysis

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; EJACULATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; POSTCOITAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SPERM; VAGINA; Y CHROMOSOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 18744376042     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-004-0503-y     Document Type: Article

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