Parentage determination on aborted fetal material through deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profiling.
After a rape, women who are pregnant often elect to abort the fetus. The authors describe ten cases in which deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) typing was performed on the aborted fetal material to provide evidence of the genetic constitution of the suspect. The problems encountered with this new technique are discussed.
Institut de Médecine Légale et de Médecine Sociale, Strasbourg, France.
B P
BP
Ludes
P D
PD
Mangin
D J
DJ
Malicier
A N
AN
Chalumeau
A J
AJ
Chaumont
D000028:Abortion, Induced; D002824:Chorionic Villi / Q000737:chemistry; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D010334:Paternity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011336:Probability; D011902:Rape; D015183:Restriction Mapping
D004247:DNA