Validation of the multiplex kit genRESMPX-2 for forensic casework analysis

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 317-325

  Junge, A ^a   Lederer, T ^b   Braunschweiger, G ^c   Madea, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c genFOR GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA typing; Forensic material; genRESRMPX 2; Nonaplex PCR; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

AMELOGENIN;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 0042433554     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-003-0385-4     Document Type: Article

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