Sequential Multiplex Amplification: Utility in forensic casework with minimal amounts of DNA and partially degraded samples

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 923-925

  Lorente, Miguel ^a   Lorente, Jose A ^a   Alvarez, J Carlos ^a   Budowle, Bruce ^b   Wilson, Mark R ^b   Villanueva, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

Author keywords

D1S80; DNA typing; Forensic science; HLA DQA1; HUMCSF1PO; HUMTH01; HUMTPOX; HUMVWA; Polymerase chain reaction; Sequential multiplex amplification; Short tandem repeats

Indexed keywords

HLA DQ ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030983978     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14232j     Document Type: Article

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