An evaluation of the polymerase chain reaction method for forensic applications.

doi:10.1016/0379-0738(90)90176-y

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An evaluation of the polymerase chain reaction method for forensic applications.

Forensic science international - 1 Apr 1990

Westwood S A, Werrett D J

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This paper describes the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for amplifying small amounts of DNA obtained from samples of interest to the forensic scientist. A region of the HLA DQalpha (DQa) locus was amplified in DNA prepared from the following: hair roots, liquid blood, blood-stains, semen...

Topics

Alleles
Blood Stains
DNA
Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
Female
Forensic Medicine
Gene Amplification
HLA-DQ Antigens
Hair
Humans
Male
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Oligonucleotide Probes
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic
Predictive Value of Tests
Semen
Vagina

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