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Enhanced Genetic Analysis of Single Human Bioparticles Recovered by Simplified Micromanipulation from Forensic ‘Touch DNA’ Evidence
Published on: March 9, 2015
Forensic implications of genetic analyses from degraded DNA--a review
Reza Alaeddini1, Simon J Walsh, Ali Abbas
1School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Abstract:
Forensic DNA identification techniques are principally based on determination of the size or sequence of desired PCR products. The fragmentation of DNA templates or the structural modifications that can occur during the decomposition process can impact the outcomes of the analytical procedures. This study reviews the pathways involved in cell death and DNA decomposition and the subsequent difficulties these present in DNA analysis of degraded samples.

