Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 159-160 , April 2007

The detection of female DNA from the penis in sexual assault cases

  • Katrin Kaarstad

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Winsloewparken 17, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark
    • ,
  • Marianne Rohde

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Aarhus, Peter Sabroes Gade 15, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
    • ,
  • Jakob Larsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Genetics, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Frederik V’s Vej 11, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    • ,
  • Birthe Eriksen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Genetics, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Frederik V’s Vej 11, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    • ,
  • Jørgen L. Thomsen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Winsloewparken 17, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +45 6550 3001; fax: +45 6591 6227.

Received 14 March 2006 ,Revised 2 May 2006 ,Accepted 10 May 2006.

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PII: S1353-1131(06)00118-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.05.003

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 159-160 , April 2007

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