Investigation into "normal" background DNA on adult necks: Implications for DNA profiling of manual strangulation victims

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1074-1082

  Graham, Eleanor Alison May ^a   Rutty, Guy Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA; Forensic science; Manual; Normal; Offender; Strangulation; Victim

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SURFACE; STRANGULATION; VICTIM;

ALLELES; ASPHYXIA; CRIME VICTIMS; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 50449087055     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00800.x     Document Type: Article

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