Individual identification from semen by the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fingerprint technique.
For individual identification from semen, the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fingerprint technique was used. In a blind trial, we succeeded in determining the semen donors among several volunteers comparing the DNA fingerprints of the blood and semen samples, respectively. Thereafter, we examined semen in a condom left beside a naked female dead body. The DNA fingerprint of the semen was recognized to be identical to that of the blood from a suspected man arrested later. This is the first report that the DNA fingerprint technique was practically used in a criminal investigation in Japan.
Honma
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Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Yoshii
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Ishiyama
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Mitani
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Kominami
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Muramatsu
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D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D015342:DNA Probes; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis*; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
D015342:DNA Probes; D004247:DNA