Performance verification of the Maxwell 16 Instrument and DNA IQ Reference Sample Kit for automated DNA extraction of known reference samples

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 264-269

  Krnajski, Zita ^a   Geering, Sarah ^a   Steadman, Shelly ^a  

^a Regional Forensic Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; DNA extraction; Forensic; Maxwell 16; Reference sample; Robot

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DNA;

BLOOD; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DNA CONTAMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MOUTH MUCOSA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY;

AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CALIBRATION; DNA; DNA CONTAMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; MOUTH MUCOSA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 46249125058     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-007-0034-1     Document Type: Article

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