Comparative analysis of immunochromatographic membrane test’s efficiency for the forensic detection of semen in cases of sexual assaults

Сравнительная оценка эффективности иммунохроматографических методов обнаружения спермы при судебно-медицинской экспертизе половых преступлений
Gaukhar Zhumagulova 1 * , Tolkin Zhakupova 1, Vsevolod Ossipov 2, Gulzhan Zhakenova 3
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1 No2 Department of Forensic Medicine, Astana Medical University, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan
2 Department of Forensic Medicine, Astana Medical University, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan
3 Institute of Forensic Expertise in Astana, Center of Forensic Expertise of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan
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J CLIN MED KAZ, Volume 4, Issue 50, pp. 6-14. https://doi.org/10.23950/1812-2892-JCMK-00603
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ABSTRACT

The article presents a review of the literature of native and foreign authors on the application of confirmatory methods for determining the presence of sperm on material evidences. The article compares the main immunochromatographic methods. It provides analysis of the acts of forensic medical reports on the examination of sexual crimes.
Keywords: sexual assaults, forensic examination of material evidences, detection of semen, immunochromatographic membrane tests

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Zhumagulova G, Zhakupova T, Ossipov V, Zhakenova G. Comparative analysis of immunochromatographic membrane test’s efficiency for the forensic detection of semen in cases of sexual assaults. Journal of Clinical Medicine of Kazakhstan. 2018;4(50):6-14. https://doi.org/10.23950/1812-2892-JCMK-00603

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