title: Isolation of DNA from forensic evidence.
abstract: This unit covers the many and varied methods for extracting DNA from such diverse specimens as blood, tissue, stamps and envelopes, and cigarette butts, among others. Modifications to the methods that allow the DNA to be used for either PCR or Southern blotbased analyses are also included.
authors.affiliation: Genomics Cooperative, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Bing
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Bieber
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Huffine
mesh_terms: D001801:Blood Stains; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D004247:DNA / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D053803:Forensic Genetics / Q000379:methods*; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D004247:DNA