Recovery of DNA and fingerprints from touched documents

Volume: 2, Issue: 4, Pages: 281 - 285
Published: Sep 1, 2008
Abstract
This study investigated the various factors affecting DNA profiling from DNA recovered from fingerprints deposited on paper before and after fingerprint enhancement treatments. The DNeasy® plant mini kit (QIAGEN®) was found to improve DNA recovery from paper by over 150% compared with the QIAamp® mini kit. A significant decrease in the amount of DNA recovered was observed following treatment with DFO and/or Ninhydrin. This decrease in yield did...
Paper Details
Title
Recovery of DNA and fingerprints from touched documents
Published Date
Sep 1, 2008
Volume
2
Issue
4
Pages
281 - 285
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