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dc.contributor.authorGilbert, M.T.P.*
dc.contributor.authorMenez, L.*
dc.contributor.authorJanaway, Robert C.*
dc.contributor.authorTobin, Desmond J.*
dc.contributor.authorCooper, A.*
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Andrew S.*
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-15T09:04:00Z
dc.date.available2016-12-15T09:04:00Z
dc.date.issued2006-01-27
dc.identifier.citationGilbert MT, Menez L, Janaway RC et al (2006) Resistance of degraded hair shafts to contaminant DNA. Forensic Science International. 156(2-3): 208-212.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/10948
dc.descriptionNo
dc.description.abstractWe have investigated the susceptibility of degraded human hair shaft samples to contamination by exogenous sources of DNA, including blood, saliva, skin cells, and purified DNA. The results indicate that on the whole hair shafts are either largely resistant to penetration by contaminant DNA, or extremely easy to successfully decontaminate. This pertains to samples that are both morphologically and biochemically degraded. We suggest that this resistance to the incorporation of contaminant DNA relates to the hydrophobic and impermeable nature of the keratin structures forming the hair shaft. Therefore, hair samples represent an important and underestimated source of DNA in both forensic and ancient DNA studies.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectHair
dc.subjectDegradation
dc.subjectHuman remains
dc.subjectDNA
dc.subjectContamination
dc.titleResistance of degraded hair shafts to contaminant DNA
dc.status.refereedYes
dc.typeArticle
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.02.021
dc.openaccess.statusclosedAccess


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