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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 20-23 |
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A comparative study of human and animal hairs: Microscopic hair comparison and cytochrome c oxidase I species identification
Venusia Cortellini, Anna Carobbio, Gloria Brescia, Nicoletta Cerri, Andrea Verzeletti
Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, Forensic Medicine Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Venusia Cortellini
Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 25123 Brescia
Italy
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/jfsm.jfsm_49_18
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Human and animal hairs have been used in forensic investigations for over a century. Hair is stable under adverse natural conditions; hence, it is often recovered at the crime scene, and it is necessary to determine whether the hair is of human or animal origin. Morphological and genetic characteristics are useful to differentiate human hair from animal hair. In the present study, we analyzed the distinguishing characteristics of hair of various species. In addition, we explore species identification by cytochrome c oxidase I mitochondrial gene analysis. We confirm that both the microscopic and molecular analyses of hairs are useful in forensic investigations.
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