Developmental validation of a novel lateral flow strip test for rapid identification of human blood (Rapid Stain Identification™-Blood)

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-247

  Schweers, Brett A ^a   Old, Jennifer ^a   Boonlayangoor, P W ^a   Reich, Karl A ^a  

^a Independent Forensics   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA STR analysis; Human blood detection; Lateral flow strip test; Stain identification

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPHORIN A; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY FLUID; CARNIVORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DNA DETERMINATION; FERRET; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; LATERAL FLOW STRIP TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BLOOD STAINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REAGENT STRIPS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43049089323     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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