Unusual death of a baby: A dog attack and confirmation using human and canine STRs

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-62

  Tsuji, Akiko ^a   Ishiko, Atsushi ^a,b   Kimura, Hirohisa ^c   Nurimoto, Masanobu ^c   Kudo, Keiko ^a   Ikeda, Noriaki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Forensic Science Laboratory   (Japan)

^c Livestock Improvement Association of Japan   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canine; DNA typing; Dog attack; Forensic science; Likelihood ratio; STR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD DEATH; DOG BITE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; WOUND;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DOGS; EAR, EXTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKULL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 37249037548     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-006-0150-6     Document Type: Article

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