Examination of DNA yield rates for different skeletal elements at increasing post mortem intervals

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-63

  Mundorff, Amy ^a   Davoren, Jon M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Bode Technology Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; DNA; Post mortem interval; Quantification; Skeletal element; STR

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE; BONE MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SKELETON;

BONE; DNA; POST MORTEM INTERVAL; QUANTIFICATION; SKELETAL ELEMENT; STR;

ADULT; AGED; BONE AND BONES; DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES;

EID: 84883801467     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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