title: Differentiation of mixed biological traces in sexual assaults using DNA fragment analysis.
abstract: During the investigation of sexual abuse, it is not rare that mixed genetic material from two or more persons is detected. In such cases, successful profiling can be achieved using DNA fragment analysis, resulting in individual genetic profiles of offenders and their victims. This has led to an increase in the percentage of identified perpetrators of sexual offenses. The classic and modified genetic models used, allowed us to refine and implement appropriate extraction, polymerase chain reaction and electrophoretic procedures with individual assessment and approach to conducting research. Testing mixed biological traces using DNA fragment analysis appears to be the only opportunity for identifying perpetrators in gang rapes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine and Deontology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Sofia , Sofia , Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Аleksandar
authors.initials: А
authors.lastname: Apostolov
keywords: DNA identification; Y chromosome; material evidence; mixed biological traces; sexual abuse