Presumptive and Confirmatory Testing in Forensics
Q: Name any two presumptive tests used to determine if evidence is blood.
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A pattern of elevated Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) with normal or low Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) is characteristic of a yolk sac tumor (endodermal sinus tumor), which is a type of non-seminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT). This pattern is important because pure seminomas do not produce AFP; therefore, an elevated AFP definitively indicates the presence of an NSGCT component.
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