Study of SIR typing from nail DNA / 中国法医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the influence of case environment, extracting position and method on STR typing of nail DNA. Method Decayed body nails were selected from cases. Nails nuclear DNA were extracted from different positions, digestion system and time. After phenol/chloroform extracting and PCR reaction, the STR typing had been studied. Results Nail samples from middle and root positions offer satisfactory results. Conclusion The nail is a useful sample for forensic cases.