DNA perspectives of fixed and paraffin embedded human tissues as resource materials for the identification

• Published in: Egyptian journal of forensic sciences Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1 - 7
• Main Authors: Ullah, Sami, Garg, Rakesh K., Noor, Farida
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2017; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA analysis; Fixation; Forensic; Forensic Medicine; Formalin fixed samples; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Paraffin-embedded tissues; Pathology; Review; Forensic; Fixation; Paraffin-embedded tissues; Formalin fixed samples; DNA analysis

In addition to the diagnostic and therapeutic use of excised human tissues in fixatives, the fixed tissues represent an invaluable resource that provide an incredible opportunity for the assessment of genetic studies in situations where subjects are no longer alive. Purposely the fixation serves to...