A quadruplex real-time qPCR assay for the simultaneous assessment of total human DNA, human male DNA, DNA degradation and the presence of PCR inhibitors in forensic samples: A diagnostic tool for STR typing

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 108-125

  Hudlow, William R ^a   Chong, Mavis Date ^a   Swango, Katie L ^a   Timken, Mark D ^a   Buoncristiani, Martin R ^a  

^a Jan Bashinski DNA Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

CSF1PO; Degraded DNA; DNA quantitation; Forensic sciences; Internal PCR control (IPC); Quantitative polymerase chain reaction; SRY; TH01

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CELL NUCLEUS DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA; HEMATIN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SYNTHETIC DNA; TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR;

ACCURACY; ALLELE; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TEMPLATE; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR SIZE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA; DNA DEGRADATION, NECROTIC; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 38649094610     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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