Citation

Katsumata Y, Ito H, Sato K, Sato M, Yada S. J. Forensic Sci. 1984; 29(3): 934-937.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6235322

Abstract

A case of homicide with postmortem amputation of the penis was described. The penis found later in a home freezer in the apartment of the culprit showed "zigsaw" fit to the victim. In order to substantiate the morphological findings, phenotypes of three isozymes, phosphoglucomutase1 (PGM1), phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (PGD), and esterase D (EsD) together with ABO blood type were determined in the skin of the penis amputated. All of the four genetic markers determined with the penis were the same as those determined with heart blood of the victim.

Language: en