Demonstration of DSI-semen - A novel DNA methylation-based forensic semen identification assay

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 136-142

  Wasserstrom, Adam ^a   Frumkin, Dan ^a   Davidson, Ariane ^a   Shpitzen, Moshe ^b   Herman, Yael ^b   Gafny, Ron ^b  

^a Nucleix Ltd   (Israel)

^b Israel Police   (Israel)

Author keywords

Methylation; Semen identification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SOURCE IDENTIFIER SEMEN; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; VAGINA SMEAR;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PRIMERS; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN;

EID: 84869496415     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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