Erythrocyte Acid Phosphatase in Human Hair Root Sheaths

Erythrocyte acid phosphatase (EAP) was observed in human hair root sheaths where hair sheaths and blood samples were collected from 150 donors. In each case, the hairs were typed first for EAP and then confirmed by typing the blood from the same donors. Of the 150 donors checked, EAP activity was fo...

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Published in:Journal of forensic sciences 1984-01, Vol.29 (1), p.64-66
Main Authors: Kimes, DR, Tahir, MA, Stolorow, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acid Phosphatase - analysis
Electrophoresis
Erythrocytes - enzymology
Forensic Medicine
Forensic sciences
Genetic Markers
Hair - enzymology
Hair analysis
Humans
Phenotype
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Summary:Erythrocyte acid phosphatase (EAP) was observed in human hair root sheaths where hair sheaths and blood samples were collected from 150 donors. In each case, the hairs were typed first for EAP and then confirmed by typing the blood from the same donors. Of the 150 donors checked, EAP activity was found in 135 of the samples; the other 15 samples showed no activity because they contained no sheath cells. Of the 135 samples showing activity, 108 of those were typed accurately in EAP. The remaining 27 samples had EAP activity but with inconclusive findings. In this study, all six common phenotypes were encountered.
ISSN:0022-1198
1556-4029
DOI:10.1520/JFS11634J