title: PCR in forensic genetics.
abstract: Since the introduction in the mid-1980s of analyses of minisatellites for DNA analyses, a revolution has taken place in forensic genetics. The subsequent invention of the PCR made it possible to develop forensic genetics tools that allow both very informative routine investigations and still more and more advanced, special investigations in cases concerning crime, paternity, relationship, disaster victim identification etc. The present review gives an update on the use of DNA investigations in forensic genetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. niels.morling@forensic.ku.dk
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morling
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid; D053803:Forensic Genetics / Q000379:methods*; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA