RNA/DNA co-analysis from blood stains - Results of a second collaborative EDNAP exercise

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-80

  Haas, C ^a   Hanson, E ^b   Anjos, M J ^m   Bar W ^a   Banemann, R ⁱ   Berti, A ^g   Borges, E ^o   Bouakaze, C ^f   Carracedo, A ^p   Carvalho, M ^m   Castella, V ^s   Choma, A ^e   De Cock, G ^r   Dotsch M ⁱ   Hoff Olsen, P ^j   Johansen, P ^h   Kohlmeier, F ⁿ   Lindenbergh, P A ^c   Ludes, B ^f   Maronas O ^p   Moore, D ^q   Morerod, M L ^s   Morling, N ^h   Niederstatter H ^k   Noel, F ^r   Parson, W ^k   Patel, G ^d   Popielarz, C ^o   Salata, E ^g   Schneider, P M ⁿ   Sijen, T ^c   Sviezena B ^e   Turanska M ^l   Zatkalikova L ^l   Ballantyne, J ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^e Institute of Forensic Science   (Slovakia)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^g Reparto Investigazioni Scientifiche di Roma   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

ⁱ Bundeskriminalamt   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^k INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^l Ministry of the Interior   (Slovakia)

^m National Institute of Legal Medicine   (Portugal)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^o Centre Universitaire des Saints Pères   (France)

^p UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^q LGC   (United Kingdom)

^r National Institute for Criminalistics and Criminology   (Belgium)

^s GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

Blood; Body fluid identification; EDNAP exercise; Forensic science; mRNA profiling; RNA DNA co extraction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STAIN; BLOOD STORAGE; BODY FLUID; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC GENETICS; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA EXTRACTION; RNA FINGERPRINTING; RNA ISOLATION;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DNA; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

EID: 82655181293     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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