Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme patterns in vaginal injury of a 4-year-old girl.
Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme patterns indicative of vaginal injury were identified in extracts of a bloodstain on a pair of knickers belonging to a 4-year-old girl. No evidence of semen or saliva was detected in the stain. The result corroborated the clinical findings and provided strong evidence of child sexual abuse.
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Criminalistics and Forensic Biology Section, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Auckland, New Zealand.
D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003020:Clothing; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood*; D014621:Vagina / Q000293:injuries*
D007527:Isoenzymes; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase