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Usefulness of blood vessels as a DNA source for PCR-based genotyping based on two cases of corpse dismemberment.
Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2010
Shintani-Ishida Kaori, Harada Kazuki, Nakajima Makoto, Yoshida Ken-ichi
Abstract excerpt
The success of PCR-based genotyping of decomposed remains depends on the quality of extracted DNA. Hard tissues and muscles are preferred because of their DNA stability. However, in dismembered corpses the choice of a suitable DNA source is more limited. In short tandem repeat (STR) analysis in two cases of dismembered corpses, we found an advantage of using blood vessels over muscles. To confirm that blood...
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