Article
PCR-based DNA typing of saliva stains recovered from human skin.
Journal of forensic sciences - 1 May 1997
Sweet D, Lorente J A, Valenzuela A, Lorente M, Villanueva E
Abstract excerpt
Human bites in cases of homicide, sexual assault, and abuse are often distorted due to the elasticity and curvature of the skin. Physical comparison of a bite mark to a suspect's teeth is sometimes difficult. Saliva, which is usually deposited during biting, can be collected and analyzed to ident...
Topics
- Bites, Human
- DNA
- Female
- Forensic Medicine
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Saliva
- Skin