Human genomic DNA quantitation system, H-Quant: Development and validation for use in forensic casework

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 364-370

  Shewale, Jaiprakash G ^a   Schneida, Elaine ^a   Wilson, Jonathan ^a   Walker, Jerilyn A ^b   Batzer, Mark A ^b   Sinha, Sudhir K ^a  

^a ReliaGene Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alu repeats; AluYb8; DNA quantitation; DNA typing; Forensic science; Human DNA; Human identification; Polymerase chain reaction; Real time PCR; SYBR green I

Indexed keywords

ALU SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENT; DNA DETERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALU ELEMENTS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; FLUORESCENT DYES; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 33847130579     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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