Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 281-285 , September 2008

Recovery of DNA and fingerprints from touched documents

  • Jonathan Sewell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Science and Drug Monitoring, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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  • Ignacio Quinones

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Forensic Services, Metropolitan Police Service, New Scotland Yard, 10 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BG, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 207 230 3650.
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  • Carole Ames

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Forensic Services, Metropolitan Police Service, New Scotland Yard, 10 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BG, UK
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  • Bryan Multaney

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Forensic Services, Metropolitan Police Service, New Scotland Yard, 10 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BG, UK
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  • Stuart Curtis

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Forensic Services, Metropolitan Police Service, New Scotland Yard, 10 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BG, UK
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  • Haj Seeboruth

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Forensic Services, Metropolitan Police Service, New Scotland Yard, 10 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BG, UK
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  • Stephen Moore

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Forensic Services, Metropolitan Police Service, New Scotland Yard, 10 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BG, UK
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  • Barbara Daniel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Science and Drug Monitoring, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK

Received 17 July 2007 ,Revised 17 March 2008 ,Accepted 27 March 2008.

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PII: S1872-4973(08)00046-X

doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.03.006

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 281-285 , September 2008

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