Validation of reduced-scale reactions for the Quantifiler™ human DNA kit

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1035-1043

  Westring, Christian G ^a   Kristinsson, Richard ^a   Gilbert, Dustin M ^a   Danielson, Phillip B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA quantification; Forensic DNA; Forensic science; Quantifiler ; Quantitative real time PCR; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; VENOUS BLOOD;

BLOOD; DNA; DNA DEGRADATION, NECROTIC; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; SEMEN; SOIL; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 34548331820     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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