NIST mixed stain studies #1 and #2: Interlaboratory comparison of DNA quantification practice and short tandem repeat multiplex performance with multiple-source samples

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1199-1210

  Duewer, D L ^a   Kline, M C ^b   Redman, J W ^b   Newall, P J ^c   Reeder, D J ^b  

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

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

^c Centre Forensic Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood stains; DNA fingerprinting; DNA typing; Evaluation studies; Forensic science; Interlaboratory comparison; Polymerase chain reaction; Reproducibility of results; Semen stains; Short tandem repeat (STR) alleles

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; STAINING; TANDEM REPEAT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035187195     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs15121j     Document Type: Article

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