Substitution of H2O for formamide in the sample preparation protocol for STR analysis using the capillary electrophoresis system: The effects on precision, resolution, and capillary life

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1029-1031

  Biega, Lisa A ^a   Duceman, Barry W ^a  

^a New York Stt Police Forensic I   (United States)

Author keywords

Amelogenin; And D7S820; Capillary electrophoresis; CSFIPO; D13S317; D5S818; DNA typing; FGA; Forensic science; Resolution D3S1358; Short tandem repeats; THOI; TPOX; vWA

Indexed keywords

FORMAMIDE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0032844106     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs12034j     Document Type: Article

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