Development and validation of the AmpFℓSTR® MiniFiler™ PCR amplification kit: A miniSTR multiplex for the analysis of degraded and/or PCR inhibited DNA

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 838-852

  Mulero, Julio J ^a   Chang, Chien Wei ^a   Lagacé, Robert E ^a   Wang, Dennis Y ^a   Bas, Jennifer L ^b,c   McMahon, Timothy P ^a,b   Hennessy, Lori K ^a  

^a APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS   (United States)

^b Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory   (United States)

^c Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department   (United States)

Author keywords

CSF1PO; D13S317; D16S539; D18S51; D21S11; D2S1338; D7S820; DNA typing; FGA; Forensic science; Hematin; Humic acid; Mini short tandem repeat

Indexed keywords

AMELOGENIN; DNA; CHELATING AGENT; HEMIN; PRIMER DNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENT; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE LOCUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDITY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TANDEM REPEAT; VALIDATION STUDY;

AMELOGENIN; ANIMALS; CHELATING AGENTS; DNA; DNA DEGRADATION, NECROTIC; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; HEMIN; HUMANS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 47349122123     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00760.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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