Further evaluation of the efficacy of contamination removal from bone surfaces

Forensic Science International

Volumn 231, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 340-348

  Barta, Jodi Lynn ^a,b   Monroe, Cara ^a,c   Kemp, Brian M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MADONNA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA (aDNA); Bleach; Contamination; Low copy number (LCN) DNA; QPCR; Sodium hypochlorite

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTAMINATION; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DOSAGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; SEAL;

EID: 84880351230     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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