Summary of validation studies from twenty-six forensic laboratories in the United States and Canada on the use of the AmpliType® PM PCR amplification and typing kit

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-48

  Word, Charlotte J ^a   Sawosik, Teryl M ^b   Bing, David H ^c  

^a Cellmark Diagnostics   (United States)

^b PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

D7S8; DNA typing; forensic science; GC; GYPA; HBGG; LDLR; PM; polymarker; polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031030747     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14066j     Document Type: Article

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