The fingernails of Mary Sullivan: developing reliable methods for selectively isolating endogenous and exogenous DNA from evidence. Export

@article{citeulike:1103210, abstract = {The fingernails of Mary Sullivan, the last victim of the Boston Strangler, were examined to determine if any genetic information about the murderer could be obtained. The nails were extremely friable necessitating the development of new techniques for isolating and purifying DNA. DNA yields from nails were optimized by using a NaOH-based preparation technique, which was simple, efficient, and minimized handling. Methods for selectively and thoroughly removing exogenous material on nails were also developed through use of a species-specific PCR assay, wherein mitochondrial DNA from the nail could easily be differentiated from DNA of contaminating cells.}, address = {Department of Forensic Sciences, The George Washington University, 2036 H St. NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA.}, author = {Cline, R. E. and Laurent, N. M. and Foran, D. R.}, citeulike-article-id = {1103210}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12664990}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=12664990}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.forbio.msu.edu/Images/The%20fingernails%20of%20Mary%20Sullivan.pdf}, issn = {0022-1198}, journal = {J Forensic Sci}, keywords = {comp3, forensics, warren}, month = {March}, number = {2}, pages = {328--333}, posted-at = {2008-03-18 10:20:21}, priority = {3}, title = {The fingernails of Mary Sullivan: developing reliable methods for selectively isolating endogenous and exogenous DNA from evidence.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12664990}, volume = {48}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1103210 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1103210 N2 - The fingernails of Mary Sullivan, the last victim of the Boston Strangler, were examined to determine if any genetic information about the murderer could be obtained. The nails were extremely friable necessitating the development of new techniques for isolating and purifying DNA. DNA yields from nails were optimized by using a NaOH-based preparation technique, which was simple, efficient, and minimized handling. Methods for selectively and thoroughly removing exogenous material on nails were also developed through use of a species-specific PCR assay, wherein mitochondrial DNA from the nail could easily be differentiated from DNA of contaminating cells. IS - 2 JF - J Forensic Sci SN - 0022-1198 AD - Department of Forensic Sciences, The George Washington University, 2036 H St. NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA. EP - 333 TI - The fingernails of Mary Sullivan: developing reliable methods for selectively isolating endogenous and exogenous DNA from evidence. VL - 48 SP - 328 KW - comp3 KW - forensics KW - warren AU - Cline, RE AU - Laurent, NM AU - Foran, DR PY - 2003/03// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12664990 ER -