title: [Species diagnosis of a tissue using the polymerase chain reaction].
abstract: The unambiguous identification of a biological specimen can deliver invaluable evidence to solve criminal cases. In this case the origin of a heart had to be clarified. Using the polymerase chain reaction technique and species-specific primer pairs for two genes it was clearly shown that this tissue was not from a human but from a pig.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Nutztierwissenschaften, Veterinärmedizinische Abteilung Züchtungsbiologie, ETH Zürich.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schelling
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bär
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stranzinger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kratzer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013045:Species Specificity; D013552:Swine / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004247:DNA
vernacular_title: Speziesdiagnostik an einem Gewebe mit Hilfe der Polymerase-Ketten-Reaktion.