A modular real-time PCR concept for determining the quantity and quality of human nuclear and mitochondrial DNA

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-34

  Niederstätter, Harald ^a   Köchl, Silvano ^a   Grubwieser, Petra ^a   Pavlic, Marion ^a   Steinlechner, Martin ^a   Parson, Walther ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; PCR inhibitors; Quantitative PCR; Species specificity; TaqMan

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; HEMATIN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; DNA TEMPLATE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34247844547     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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