Prahlow J A, Lantz P E, Cox-Jones K, Rao P N, Pettenati M J
Department of Pathology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
J Forensic Sci. 1996 Nov;41(6):1035-7.
Identification of the gender of hair represents relevant medicolegal evidence in criminal cases. The efficacy of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) using chromosome X and Y centromeric probes was tested to determine its ability to identify correctly the gender of hair. In this preliminary study, FISH correctly identified the gender of cells from hair as old as 26 days. The technique is accurate, rapid, sensitive, easily performed, and readily available. As a forensic laboratory technique, FISH shows great promise.
毛发性别的鉴定在刑事案件中是重要的法医学证据。采用X和Y染色体着丝粒探针的荧光原位杂交（FISH）技术的有效性经过了测试，以确定其正确鉴定毛发性别的能力。在这项初步研究中，FISH能正确鉴定出长达26天的毛发细胞的性别。该技术准确、快速、灵敏、操作简便且易于实现。作为一种法医实验室技术，FISH展现出了巨大的前景。
