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ABO blood grouping of human bloodstains was performed by a sandwich ELISA using a species-specific monoclonal antibody to the amino-terminal cytoplasmic domain of human red cell membrane band 3. In a blind trial, all A, B and O bloodstains (a 1 cm long thread) and AB bloodstains (a 1.5 cm long thread) were accurately typed by this method. Even when bloodstains were contaminated by other body fluids (e.g., semen and saliva), only the ABO blood group epitopes on band 3 of the red cell membrane were detected. Thus, identification of human blood and ABO blood grouping of bloodstains which were contaminated by other body fluids could be simultaneously performed by this method.
usammenfassung
Die ABO-Blutgruppenbestimmung an menschlichen Blutspuren wurde mit Hilfe einer ELISA-Sandwichtechnik durchgeführt, indem ein Species-spezifischer monoklonaler Antikörper gegen die aminoterminale zytoplasmatische Domäne der menschlichen Erythrozytenmembran-Bande 3 benutzt wurde. In einem Blindversuch wurden alle A-, B- und O-Blutspuren (ein 1 cm langer Faden) und AB-Blutspuren (ein 1,5 cm langer Faden) mit dieser Methode richtig bestimmt. Auch wenn Blutspuren mit anderen Körperflüssigkeiten kontaminiert waren (z. B. Sperma, Speichel) wurden lediglich die ABO-Blutgruppen-Epitope auf der Bande 3 der Erythrozytenmembran nachgewiesen. Auf diese Weise konnte die Identifikation menschlichen Blutes und die Blutgruppenbestimmung von Blutspuren, welche mit anderen Körperflüssigkeiten kontaminiert waren, simultan mit dieser Methode durchgeführt werden.
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Kimura, A., Uda, T., Nakashima, S. et al. ABO blood grouping of bloodstains by sandwich ELISA using monoclonal antibody specific for human red cell band 3. Int J Leg Med 105, 209–212 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01642795
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