Sex determination and DNA competition in the analysis of forensic mixed stains by PCR.

doi:10.1007/BF01245480

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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...

Topics

Alleles
Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
Blood Stains
DNA
Female
HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
Humans
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rape
Sex Determination Analysis
X Chromosome
Y Chromosome

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