Development of STR profiles from firearms and fired cartridge cases

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 242-250

  Horsman Hall, Katie M ^a   Orihuela, Yvette ^b   Karczynski, Stephanie L ^b   Davis, Ann L ^a   Ban, Jeffrey D ^a   Greenspoon, Susan A ^a  

^a Virginia Department of Forensic Science   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartridge case; DNA; Forensic science; MiniFiler ; Shotshell case; STR

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA TRANSFER; FIREARM; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; WEAPON;

ALLELES; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FIREARMS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 67651241268     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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