Ninhydrin treatment as a screening method for the suitability of swabs taken from contact stains for DNA analysis

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-124

  Anslinger, K ^a   Selbertinger, U ^b   Bayer, B ^a   Rolf, B ^a   Eisenmenger, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Police Department of Munich   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact stains; DNA typing; Ninhydrin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA; NINHYDRIN; NUCLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COLOR; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PURIFICATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC DATABASE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SCREENING TEST; STAIN; TECHNIQUE;

DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; NINHYDRIN; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 2442515487     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-004-0435-6     Document Type: Article

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