title: The sensitivity and specificity of the RSID-saliva kit for the detection of human salivary amylase in the Forensic Science Laboratory, Dublin, Ireland.
abstract: We demonstrate here that the RSID-saliva test can be used as a test for human salivary alpha-amylase on samples routinely examined in forensic casework. We show that the RSID-saliva test detects salivary alpha-amylase at lower concentrations than the Phadebas Quantitative test, that the RSID-saliva test does not cross-react with forensically important human fluids and that the RSID-saliva test can be successfully integrated into the whole swab semen extraction method.
authors.affiliation: Forensic Science Laboratory, Garda Headquarters, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8, Ireland. dcasey@fsl.gov.ie
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Casey
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012463:Saliva / Q000201:enzymology*; D012661:Semen / Q000737:chemistry; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012756:Sheep; D013045:Species Specificity; D013542:Sweat / Q000737:chemistry; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D000516:alpha-Amylases