Interlaboratory comparison of autoradiographic DNA profiling measurements: Precision and concordance

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 465-471

  Duewer, David L ^a   Lalonde, Sylvain A ^b   Aubin, Rémy A ^c   Fourney, Ron M ^b   Reeder, Dennis J ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA typing GM9947; Electrophoresis; Forensic science; GM9948; Graphical data analysis; K562 cell line controls; Restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0031805562     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs16170j     Document Type: Article

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