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Journal of Biotechnology & Biomaterials
ISSN: 2155-952X
Pharma Biotech 2018
December 10-11, 2018
December 10-11, 2018 | Rome, Italy
23
rd
International Conference on
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
DNA profiling from fetus and placenta preserved in formalin
Naresh Kumar
1
, Ritika Gupta
1
, Aanchal Maitray
1
, Dhruw Sharma
1
and
S K Shukla
2
1
Forensic Science Laboratory, Delhi, India
2
Amity Institute of Forensic Science, India
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ells in fetus and placenta like other biological materials contain the DNA. During the termination of pregnancy, fetus and
placenta are preserved in formalin and normal saline in sexual assault cases. The preservation depends from case to case
and availability of preservatives in hospitals. It is a common presumption that foetuses preserved in formalin are of no use for
DNA profiling in forensic cases as formalin is an inhibitor. It is recommended by several researchers to preserve the foetus
or placenta in normal saline instead of formalin. Study aimed to obtain the appropriate quantity of DNA from the samples
preserved in formalin. 50 samples of fetus and placenta preserved in formalin were analyzed. Our results indicate that a proper
manual removal of formalin may generate an appropriate quantity of DNA. DNA profiling from fetus and placenta can be
preserved in formalin up to one year.
nareshkumar2982@yahoo.comJ Biotechnol Biomater 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2155-952X-C8-110