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- Title
Isolating cells from female/male blood mixtures using florescence in situ hybridization combined with low volume PCR and its application in forensic science.
- Authors
Feng, Lei; Li, Cai-xia; Han, Jun-ping; Xu, Cheng; Hu, Lan
- Abstract
To obtain single-source short tandem repeat (STR) profiles in trace female/male blood mixture samples, we combined florescence in situ hybridization (FISH), laser microdissection, and low volume PCR (LV-PCR) to isolate male/female cells and improve sensitivity. The results showed that isolation of as few as 10 leukocytes was sufficient to yield full STR profiles in fresh female or male blood samples for 32 independent tests with a low additional alleles rate (3.91 %) and drop-out alleles rate (5.01 %). Moreover, this procedure was tested in two fresh blood mixture series at three ratios (1:5, 1:10, and 1:20), two mock female/male blood mixture casework samples, and one practical casework sample. Male and female STR profiles were successfully detected in all of these samples, showing that this procedure could be used in forensic casework in the future.
- Subjects
BLOOD cells; IN situ hybridization; SHORT tandem repeat analysis; BLOOD testing
- Publication
International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2015, Vol 129, Issue 6, p1211
- ISSN
0937-9827
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00414-014-1103-0