[Sensitivity of various study technics in blood stains]

Arch Kriminol. 1990 May-Jun;185(5-6):150-62.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Quadratic pieces of fleece measuring 16 mm2 were soaked with 10 different blood-samples in the dilution steps of 1:1, 1:10, 1:100, 1:1000, respectively, and were tested in blood group typing and identification tests of forensic serology. The above spezified dilutions correspond with 5 microliters, 0.5 microliter, 0.05 microliter and 0.005 microliter of blood, respectively. The detection limit of the microspectrometric test for blood was the dilution 1:10, of the porphyrine test a dilution above 1:100, whereas the preliminary test for blood (peroxidase) succeeded always up to a dilution of 1:1000 and the species determination by the radial immunodiffusion test in agar gels succeeded in most cases op to a dilution of 1:1000. The detection limit of the anti-human globulin inhibition test was between the dilution steps 1:10 and 1:100 when non-titrated and undiluted anti-human globulin serum was used. Gc- and ABO-grouping were possible up to a dilution of 1:100 and were thus the most sensitive grouping systems. Phenotyping of the enzyme-systems and the Gm/Km-system usually required stains with considerably higher blood concentrations i.e. stains of undiluted blood.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • ABO Blood-Group System / genetics
  • Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / methods*
  • Blood Proteins / genetics*
  • Blood Stains*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin Allotypes / genetics
  • Immunoglobulin Gm Allotypes / genetics
  • Isoenzymes / genetics
  • Polymorphism, Genetic / genetics
  • Vitamin D-Binding Protein / genetics

Substances

  • ABO Blood-Group System
  • Blood Proteins
  • Immunoglobulin Allotypes
  • Immunoglobulin Gm Allotypes
  • Isoenzymes
  • Vitamin D-Binding Protein