• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to previous page

Determination of ABO blood group of seminal stain mixed with vaginal secretion using immunoblotting

Research Project

Project/Area Number 63570279
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Legal medicine
Research InstitutionKurume University

Principal Investigator

TSUDA Ryouichi  Kurume University, School of Medicine, assistant, 医学部, 助手 (20098875)

Project Period (FY) 1988 – 1989
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1989)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1989: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000)
Fiscal Year 1988: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
KeywordsBlood group typing / Blood group ABO system / Seminal fluid / Vaginal fluid / sexual crime / electrophoresis / 膣液 / ABO式血液型判定 / 糖蛋白質
Research Abstract

A purpose of this research is development of a new technique for the determination of each ABO blood group of semen and vaginal fluid in sexual cases.
An ABO blood group glycoprotein, which was designated as "slpha_2-seminoglyco- protein (alpha_2-SGP)" was isolated from human seminal plasma. The anti-alpha_2-SGP sera were prepared by immunizing rabbits with the alpha_2-SGP emulsitied with complete Freund's adjuvant.
A new method for determination of each ABO blood group of semen and vaginal fluid in mixture of both semen and vaginal fluid by SDS-PAG electrophoresis-Immunoblotting using anti-alpha_2-SGP sera, anti-A and anti-B was carried out.
(1) The alpha_2-SGP cannot be detected in vaginal fluid. This result suggests that alpha_2-SGP is a seminal ABO blood group specific glycoprotein.
(2) ABO blood group activity of alpha_2-SGP overlaps with that of vaginal fluid ; therefore each ABO blood group of semen and vaginal fluid could not be distinguished.
Results show alpha_2-SGP to be a useful blood group marker for the determination of ABO blood group of semen. However, this method was found to be unsuitable for use with forensic science case.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1989 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1988 Annual Research Report

URL: 

Published: 1988-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi