Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 32-36 , December 2008

Morphological study of fragmented DNA on touched objects

  • Toshiro Kita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555 Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 93 691 7432; fax: +81 93 601 6257.
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  • Hiroki Yamaguchi

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Science Laboratory, Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters, Higashikouen 7-7, Hakataku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 812-8576, Japan
    • ,
  • Mitsuru Yokoyama

      Affiliations

    • Bio-information Research Center, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
    • ,
  • Toshiko Tanaka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555 Japan
    • ,
  • Noriyuki Tanaka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555 Japan

Received 26 October 2007 ,Revised 1 September 2008 ,Accepted 2 September 2008.

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PII: S1872-4973(08)00133-6

doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.09.002

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 32-36 , December 2008

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