A fluorescent microscopy-screening test for efficient STR-typing of telogen hair roots

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-31

  Bourguignon, Luc ^a   Hoste, Bernadette ^a   Boonen, Tom ^a   Vits, Kathy ^a   Hubrecht, Françoise ^a  

^a National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

DAPI; Fluorescence microscopy; Forensic hair analysis; Short tandem repeat

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; CELL NUCLEUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FORENSIC GENETICS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR ROOT; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT;

CELL NUCLEUS; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 56549116273     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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