Positive prostate-specific antigen (PSA) reaction in post-mortem rectal swabs: A cautionary note

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 397-399

  Lunetta, Philippe ^a   Sippel, Helmuth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Forensic biology; Prostate specific antigen; Rectal swabs

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; DNA; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; RECTAL SWAB; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SMEAR; VICTIM;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; RECTUM; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 69349087210     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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