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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-11
pubmed:abstractText
The use of teeth as an important resource in the analysis of forensic case history by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or other related methods has been reported. However, a major drawback in using teeth has been that the DNA is present only in trace amounts, and the methods to recover DNA from the flinty material have not been efficient or cost effective. In this report, we describe a method to prepare DNA from the hard tooth tissues. Our studies show that ultrasonication of teeth samples yields sufficient amounts of good quality DNA useful for PCR-based diagnostic methods. The teeth could serve as a reliable source of DNA for amplification-based forensic methods in sex determination. DNA could be obtained from any tooth, regardless of the age of subject. Furthermore, by using the AMEL gene-based primers in PCR, we have shown that the AMEL gene serves as a good marker for sex determination in the Indian population. In our study, the PCR-based method was sensitive and proved to be successful for sex determination with a complete specificity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0379-0738
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
110
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
107-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Amelogenin, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Child, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Cost-Benefit Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Dental Enamel Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Forensic Medicine, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Gene Amplification, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-India, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Reproducibility of Results, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Sex Determination Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Tooth, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Tooth Germ, pubmed-meshheading:10808099-Ultrasonics
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
A simple and cost-effective method for preparing DNA from the hard tooth tissue, and its use in polymerase chain reaction amplification of amelogenin gene segment for sex determination in an Indian population.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't