ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 July 1976
Page Count: 10

Some New Approaches to the Individualization of Fresh and Dried Bloodstains
Grunbaum, BW
Research biochemist, White Mountain Research Station, University of California, Calif.

(Received 25 September 1975; accepted 10 November 1975)

Abstract

Human blood theoretically contains sufficient variables to enable the invididualization of one person from any other. The basis for blood individuality is mainly the multitude of polymorphic enzymes and proteins, most of which are products of genetic variation [1]. These genetic factors are constant throughout life. Both transient and comparatively permanent environmental factors, such as acquired immune antibodies, also contribute to the differentiation of blood between individuals. Any single factor which is decisively different in two specimens at a given time will discriminate between the two and thus eliminate a common source.

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Paper ID: JFS10521J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10521J
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