A sensitive method to extract DNA from biological traces present on ammunition for the purpose of genetic profiling

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 597-602

  Dieltjes, Patrick ^a,b   Mieremet, René ^a   Zuniga, Sofia ^a   Kraaijenbrink, Thirsa ^a   Pijpe, Jeroen ^a   De Knijff, Peter ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bullet; Cartridge; Casing; Gun shot residue; Short tandem repeat

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CRIME; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FIREARM; GENE LOCUS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CRIME; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FIREARMS; GENETIC LOCI; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NETHERLANDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79960210924     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0454-4     Document Type: Article

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