ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 October 1977
Page Count: 3

Phosphoglucomutase Typing of Vaginal Swabs
Eastwood, ME
Forensic chemist,

(Received 8 February 1977; accepted 12 April 1977)

Abstract

The phosphoglucomutase (PGM) isoenzymes present in blood are also known to occur in semen. Culliford [1] and Rees and Rothwell [2] found no discrepancy between the PGM pattern of blood and the corresponding semen samples. Rees and Rothwell warned of possible interferences from vaginal secretions when typing semen from a vaginal swab. Thus, if the female is heterozygous for PGM the enzyme type of the semen cannot be established.

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Paper ID: JFS10417J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10417J
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