Differential extraction method as a golden standard in analyzing semen stains in sexual-assault cases

In the investigation of sexual-assault cases different analysis of collected biological samples from the victim and from the crime scene are applicable, depending on the results of the presumptive tests for sample characterization. DNA testing of semen stains can be performed in different ways. Differential extraction method is a golden standard for analysis of sexual assault mixture samples of sperm cells and victim epithelial cells, allowing straight forward interpretation of perpetrator ’s DNA profile.
Source: Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series - Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Source Type: research