Evaluating the prevalence of DNA mixtures found in fingernail samples from victims and suspects in homicide cases

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 532-537

  Nurit, Bublil ^a   Anat, Gast ^a   Michal, Shenfeld ^a   Lilach, Front ^a   Maya, Freund ^a  

^a National Center of Forensic Medicine   (Israel)

Author keywords

DNA typing; Fingernail; Forensic; Homicide; Mixture

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EVALUATION; FINGER NAIL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OFFENDER; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

CRIME VICTIMS; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; FORENSIC GENETICS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 80052261754     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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