Detection of STRs from body fluid collected on IsoCode paper-based devices

A Barbaro; P Cormaci; A Barbaro

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.09.040

Detection of STRs from body fluid collected on IsoCode paper-based devices

Forensic Sci Int. 2004 Dec 2:146 Suppl:S127-8. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.09.040.

Authors

A Barbaro¹, P Cormaci, A Barbaro

Affiliation

¹ Department of Forensic Genetics, SIMEF, 89128 Reggio Calabria, Italy. simef@tiscali.it

PMID: 15639556
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.09.040

Abstract

Isocode card and IsoCode ID Sample Registration Matrix (Schleicher and Schuell BioScience Inc.) are different paper devices chemically treated that keep sample DNA safe from degradation, allowing for the indefinite storage of DNA at ambient temperatures. In this study, blood was collected on Isocode card while saliva, sperm were collected on IsoCode ID. We also tried to verify the effect of collecting urine on Isocode ID. All samples (belonging to the same male donor) were analyzed after 1 day, 1-5 months since their application on the paper.

MeSH terms

DNA / analysis*
DNA Fingerprinting / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Paper
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Saliva / metabolism
Specimen Handling / instrumentation*
Spermatozoa / metabolism
Tandem Repeat Sequences*

Substances

DNA