The validation of a 7-locus multiplex STR test for use in forensic casework: (I) Mixtures, ageing, degradation and species studies

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 186-194

  Sparkes, R ^a   Kimpton, C ^a   Watson, S ^a   Oldroyd, N ^a   Clayton, T ^b   Barnett, L ^a   Arnold, J ^a   Thompson, C ^a   Hale, R ^a   Chapman, J ^a   Urquhart, A ^a   Gill, P ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Grange House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic identification; Multiplex amplification; STR's

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALLELES; BLOOD STAINS; CHILD; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALIVA; SEMEN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0030462847     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01225517     Document Type: Article

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