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100 _a20160523d2013 y0pory50 ba
101 _aeng
200 _aDNA profiling of the semen donor in extended interval post-coital samples
_bRecurso eletrónico
_fJack Ballantyne
210 _a[Rockville, MD]
_cNational Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
_d2013
215 _a1 CD-ROM
_d12 cm
300 _aResearch report submitted by the National Center for Forensic Science to the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of justice, Award Number: 2007-DN-BX-K148. Ficheiro de 2,08 MB em formato PDF (61 p.).
330 _aThe ability to obtain an autosomal STR profile of the semen donor from a living victim rapidly diminishes as the post-coital interval is extended. This is of particular concern in those instances where victims of sexual assault provide vaginal samples several days after the incident. In an attempt to overcome the technological impediments of typing success with these samples, we previously employed the use of Y chromosome STR profiling which, by specifically targeting only the male DNA in the sample, can reduce or even eliminate the possibility of male profiling masking or critical PCR reagent titration due to the presence of an overwhelming amount of female DNA. Using Y-STR profiling and additional strategies such as cervical sampling and post-PCR purification, we were able to obtain Y-STR profiles from samples collected 5-6 days after intercourse. However, the reproductive biology literature demonstrates the presence of several spermatozoa in the human cervix up to 7-10 days post coitus. The question thus arises as to why, even with improved extraction and profiling techniques, we still fail to routinely recover profiles from samples collected >6 days after intercourse. Thus the aim of the current work was to develop novel strategies to permit the recovery of male donor DNA profiles from extended interval post-coital samples (> 6 days). Using a combination of novel methods to selectively enhance male DNA fractions, we demonstrate the ability to obtain male donor profiles in extended interval post-coital samples collected 6 to 9 days after intercourse. This represents a significant improvement in the time frame in which male profiles can besuccessfully recovered from post-coital samples.
606 _aCRIME SEXUAL
_9242574
606 _aANÁLISE DE VESTÍGIOS
_9320649
606 _aADN
_9243660
606 _aSÉMEN
_9343809
606 _aIDENTIFICAÇÃO BIOLÓGICA
_9328871
700 _aBALLANTYNE
_bJack
_9145740
955 _xOferta