The prevalence of mixed DNA profiles in fingernail samples taken from couples who co-habit using autosomal and Y-STRs

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 57-62

  Malsom, Simon ^a,b   Flanagan, Nicola ^a   McAlister, Colin ^a   Dixon, Lindsey ^a,c  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co habitation; DNA; Fingernails; Mixtures; Sexual Assaults

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA TRANSFER; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL CRIME; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME;

ALLELES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; COITUS; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; FORENSIC GENETICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NAILS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX OFFENSES; TIME FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 59749103411     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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