Human tissue preservation for disaster victim identification (DVI) in tropical climates

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 653-657

  Allen Hall, A ^a   McNevin, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disaster victim identification (DVI); DNA extraction; DNA profiling; Mass disaster; Tissue preservation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BUFFER; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EDETIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISASTER; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EXAMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TROPIC CLIMATE; VICTIM;

DISASTERS; DNA; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84863775378     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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