DNA preparation from sexual assault cases by selective degradation of contaminating DNA from the victim

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1297-1303

  Garvin, Alex M ^a   Bottinelli, Michel ^b   Gola, Mauro ^b   Conti, Ario ^c   Soldati, Gianni ^b  

^a Bureco Corporation   (Switzerland)

^b C/o Cardiocentro Ticino   (Switzerland)

^c Laboratory of Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Automation; DNA typing; Epithelial cells; Forensic science; Power Plex 16; Selective degradation; Sexual assault evidence; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; NUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONSENSUAL VALIDITY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA PURIFICATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL CRIME; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SPERMATOZOON; VAGINA; VICTIM;

COITUS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAPE; SPERMATOZOA; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; VAGINA;

EID: 70350504269     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01180.x     Document Type: Article

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