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Sex determination and DNA competition in the analysis of forensic mixed stains by PCR.
International journal of legal medicine - 1 Jan 1995
Kreike J, Lehner A
Abstract excerpt
Sex determination of pure and mixed blood samples and stains was performed by amplification of the X-specific and Y-specific alphoid sequences by PCR (XY-PCR). From mixed blood samples with female DNA present in large excess of male DNA, the Y-specific sequence still amplified efficiently. In the analysis of vaginal secretions in a case of sexual assault, XY-PCR was performed to test the efficiency of the...
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