ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 6

The Electrophoretic Analysis of the Third Component of Complement (C3) in Dried Bloodstains
Kobilinsky, L
associate professor of biology and immunology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, NY

Eberhart, S
Adjunct lecturer, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, NY

(Received 6 August 1983; accepted 4 October 1983)

Abstract

The polymorphic serum protein C3, which is the third component of the classical complement system, has been analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis and immunofixation. It is sufficiently stable that phenotyping can be performed from dried bloodstains maintained at room temperature for at least two weeks or kept frozen for at least one month. Because its rate of migration differs from that of group specific component (Gc) in Tris-glycine buffer, both genetic markers can be simultaneously phenotyped.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, genetic typing, electrophoresis, genetic markers, complement, C3, group specific component, immunofixation, bloodstains

Paper ID: JFS11735J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11735J
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