Journal Published Online: 01 January 1989
Volume 34, Issue 1

Individual Identification from Semen by the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Fingerprint Technique

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

For individual identification from semen, the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fingerprint technique was used. In a blind trial, we succeeded in determining the semen donors among several volunteers comparing the DNA fingerprints of the blood and semen samples, respectively. Thereafter, we examined semen in a condom left beside a naked female dead body. The DNA fingerprint of the semen was recognized to be identical to that of the blood from a suspected man arrested later. This is the first report that the DNA fingerprint technique was practically used in a criminal investigation in Japan.

Author Information

Honma, M
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Yoshii, T
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Ishiyama, I
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Mitani, K
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Kominami, R
University of Niigata, Niigata, Japan
Muramatsu, M
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Stock #: JFS12625J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12625J