STR typing of plasma DNA in a deficiency case of disputed maternity against a patient dying in the hospital.

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STR typing of plasma DNA in a deficiency case of disputed maternity against a patient dying in the hospital.

Nihon hoigaku zasshi = The Japanese journal of legal medicine - 1 Dec 1996

Tamaki Y, Fukuda M, Kishida T

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In this deficiency duo case, the plasma that had been left over after clinical diagnostic tests was the only blood sample available from the deceased alleged mother. Since her blood had been ABO grouped during hospitalization, we tested the plaintiff for the ABO system first. Then, to draw as muc...

Topics

ABO Blood-Group System
Blood Proteins
DNA
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Mothers
Phenotype
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid

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