Report of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENSFI): Formulation and testing of principles to evaluate STR multiplexes

Forensic Science International

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-29

  Gill, Peter ^a   Sparkes, Rebecca ^a   Fereday, Lyn ^a   Werrett, David J ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ENSFI; Multiplex; Quality; STR; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DNA DETERMINATION; EUROPE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0033957356     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(99)00186-3     Document Type: Article

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