ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 17 December 2003
Page Count: 4

Successful Extraction of Human Genomic DNA from Serum and Its Application to Forensic Identification
Ravard-Goulvestre, C
Laboratoire de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré,

Guillon, F
Service de Médecine Légale et Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré,

Paraire, F
Service de Médecine Légale et Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré,

Crainic, K

Durigon, M

de Mazancourt, P

(Received 7 June 2003; accepted 25 August 2003)

Abstract

We report here on the successful extraction of human genomic DNA from a serum sample in a forensic case. The extracted DNA was successfully used for the identification of remains presumably immersed for more than three weeks for which the only comparison sample was a 250-μL serum aliquot kept frozen in a laboratory. The analysis made it possible to identify a second victim as the daughter of the first.

Keywords:
forensic science, serum, DNA extraction, forensic, STR, filiation

Paper ID: JFS2003204
DOI: 10.1520/JFS2003204
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