TY - JOUR
T1 - Recovery of salivary DNA from the skin after showering
AU - Williams, Shane
AU - Panacek, Edward
AU - Green, William
AU - Kanthaswamy, Sreetharan
AU - Hopkins, Christopher
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Purpose After sexual assault there is a limited amount of time before the DNA evidence on the surface of the victim’s body is not recoverable. During an assault, the offender may leave saliva on the victim’s skin. Traditional examination methods use a swabbing technique to collect saliva for DNA testing. Victim activity, especially hygiene activity such as showering, may negatively affect DNA recovery. Methods In this experiment, we compared two techniques for recovery of salivary DNA from the skin’s surface after a victim showers. We compared the traditional swabbing method to a ‘‘wet-vacuum’’ method using the M-Vac
AB - Purpose After sexual assault there is a limited amount of time before the DNA evidence on the surface of the victim’s body is not recoverable. During an assault, the offender may leave saliva on the victim’s skin. Traditional examination methods use a swabbing technique to collect saliva for DNA testing. Victim activity, especially hygiene activity such as showering, may negatively affect DNA recovery. Methods In this experiment, we compared two techniques for recovery of salivary DNA from the skin’s surface after a victim showers. We compared the traditional swabbing method to a ‘‘wet-vacuum’’ method using the M-Vac
KW - DNA collection
KW - M-Vac
KW - Sexual assaul
KW - Y-STRs
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U2 - 10.1007/s12024-014-9635-7
DO - 10.1007/s12024-014-9635-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 25534825
AN - SCOPUS:84930207694
SN - 1547-769X
VL - 11
SP - 29
EP - 34
JO - Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology
JF - Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology
IS - 1
ER -