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This article describes the application of the concept of geographic profiling in hunting a serial child rapist in Kasur, Pakistan. It also discusses, how DNA became the prime witness against the serial rapist in the court of law.
Muhammad Ahsan Butt+7 more
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Tri-Allelic Autosomal STR Patterns Observed in Pakistani Population during Forensic Case Work
The tri-allelic pattern is a genotyping abnormality that can be observed during routine short tandem repeat (STR) profiling in the field of forensic science.
Asad Saeed+4 more
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Implementation of Novel Quality Assurance Program for Hepatitis C Viral Load Point of Care Testing
All patients should have access to accurate and timely test results. The introduction of point of care testing (PoCT) for infectious diseases has facilitated access to those unable to access traditional laboratory-based medical testing, including those ...
Wayne Dimech+3 more
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The Use of DNA Profiling in Identifying Murderers and Sexual Abusers: A Case Report
A complaint was registered at a Police Station in the Faisalabad District of Pakistan. A boy aged 7-8 years went to a nearby shop and never came back. He was last seen with the accused by eyewitnesses.
Saleem U. Shahid+4 more
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A Unique Allele Variant at STR Locus D2S1338 in a Paternity Testing Case
Relationship testing through DNA profiling may undesirably be affected by the rare allele variants, tri-allelic patterns and null alleles. Therefore, it is vital to report such anomalies.
Sajjad Ahmad+5 more
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BackgroundDespite the outstanding measles vaccine coverage (MVC) in Eritrea, sporadic outbreaks are not uncommon. Therefore, understanding the incidence of laboratory-confirmed measles virus cases, related factors, and spatial inequalities in testing and
Samuel Tekle Mengistu+12 more
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Saliva-Based ELISAs for Effective SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Monitoring in Vaccinated Individuals
In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency—the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Since then, the development and implementation of vaccines against the virus amidst emerging cases of re-infection has
Joseph G. Casian+13 more
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Serology of coccidioidomycosis [PDF]
Serologic tests have assisted in the diagnosis and prognosis of coccidioidomycosis for a half-century. The causative agent, Coccidioides immitis, is a dimorphic fungus existing in a hyphal form with arthroconidia in nature and in the usual culture.
B. L. Zimmer, Demosthenes Pappagianis
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Anti-HIV-1 ADCC and HIV-1 Env Can Be Partners in Reducing Latent HIV Reservoir
BackgroundPersistence of HIV reservoir even in suppressive ART is the key obstacle in HIV-1 cure. We evaluated the ability of HIV-1 C Env to reactivate the latently infected resting memory CD4 cells and the ability of polyclonal HIV antibodies mediating ...
Poonam Suryawanshi+4 more
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