Molecular evidence of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

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Many perpetrators of Munchausen syndrome by proxy present bloodstained materials as counterfeit evidence of proxy hemorrhage. Although blood grouping may show that the blood is not the proxy's, DNA typing may specifically identify the blood's source. A mother claimed that she alone had witnessed gastrointestinal bleeding of her son and presented bloodstained towels as evidence. Several clinical investigations had...

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