Table 1.

Description of donors and hair samples used in this study. RT = Room Temperature (20–25 °C). § Refers to permanent hair coloring.

Donors	Characteristics	Time between Collection/Cut and DNA Analysis	Temperature Storage	Treated
I	Adult, female, recent	4 years	4 °C	No
II	Adult, male, recent	2 months	RT	No
II	Child, male, aged	53 years	RT	No
III	Adult, female, recent	2 months	4 °C	§Yes
IV	Adult, female, recent	2.5 years	4 °C	No
V	Adult, female, recent	1.5 year	4 °C	No
VI	Adult, female, recent	1 h	RT	§Yes
VII	Child, male, aged	60 years	RT	No
VIII	Adult, female, aged	>40 years	RT	No
IX	Child, female, aged	30 years	RT	No