Transferencia de ADN entre elementos dentro de un paquete de pruebas

Yong Sheng Lee1, Christopher Kiu-Choong Syn1

  • 1DNA Profiling Laboratory, Biology Division, Health Sciences Authority, 3 Biopolis Drive, Synapse, 03-14/15, Singapore 138623, Singapore.

Genes
|August 28, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

El perfil de ADN de la escena del crimen es sensible. El almacenamiento de múltiples elementos en un solo paquete puede conducir a la transferencia de ADN entre las pruebas, alterando potencialmente la atribución de la fuente. El embalaje separado es crucial para un análisis forense preciso.

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