title: Paternity testing.
abstract: Molecular diagnostic techniques have found application in virtually all areas of medicine, including criminal investigations and forensic analysis. The techniques have become so precise that it is now possible to conclusively determine paternity using DNA from grand parents, cousins, or even saliva left on a discarded cigarette butt. This is a broad overview of paternity testing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology & Blood Transfusion, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria. doctoronoja@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Onoja
mesh_terms: D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004586:Electrophoresis; D006801:Humans; D010334:Paternity; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length