DNA TYPING OF DEBRIS FROM FINGERNAILS

被引:94
作者
WIEGAND, P
BAJANOWSKI, T
BRINKMANN, B
机构
[1] Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, W-4400
关键词
FINGERNAILS; SCRATCHED EPIDERMAL PARTICLES; PCR-VNTRS; SHORT TANDEM REPEATS;
D O I
10.1007/BF01225045
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号
0301 ; 10 ;
摘要
In 3 series paired volunteers were asked to gently scratch each other with the fingernails to produce superficial abrasions only of the stratum corneum. In a 4th series scratch marks were produced in the skin of cadavers but additionally including the deeper epidermal layers. Debris was removed using a thorough technique in series 1 and 2 and a careful technique in series 3. After DNA extraction, the debris was typed using the STR systems HUMACTBP2 (SE33), HUMTH01 (TC11) and HUMVWFA31 (VWA). In the material obtained from series 1 (i.e. scratching with no prior cleaning of the nails) and series 2 (i.e. cleaning of the nails prior to the experiment) the debris was removed with a sharp instrument and only the DNA pattern of the person who carried out the scratching could be detected. In the 3rd series extraneous material was removed very carefully from under the fingernails to avoid contamination with DNA from the nails. In 71% of these cases DNA patterns of the person who had been scratched or mixed DNA patterns of both persons could be detected. In the experiments with postmortem skin the DNA pattern of the cadaver could be detected in all cases. These results show that in crime cases where the perpetrator has been scratched by the victim, sufficient material can be obtained from under the fingernails for DNA typing if removal of the particles is carried out with sufficient care.
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页数:3
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