The effect of bone marrow transplants on DNA profiles; a case example

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 231-237

  Pope, Susan ^a   Chapman, Henrietta ^a   Lambert, James ^b  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Grange House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Chimerism; DNA; DNA profiling; Forensic science; National DNA Database

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FLUID; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CRIME; DATA BASE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; RAPE;

EID: 34248141288     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(06)71603-3     Document Type: Article

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