Automated Extraction of DNA from Forensic Sample Types Using the PrepFiler Automated Forensic DNA Extraction Kit

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 294-302

  Brevnov, Maxim ^a   Mundt, Janna ^a   Benfield, Jacki ^a   Treat Clemons, Lynda ^b   Kalusche, Geert ^c   Meredith, Jason ^c   Porter, Gregory ^d   Furtado, Manohar R ^a   Shewale, Jaiprakash G ^a  

^a Life Technologies Corporation   (United States)

^b Tecan Systems Inc   (United States)

^c Tecan Schweiz AG   (Switzerland)

^d Tecan US   (United States)

Author keywords

automation; DNA analysis; DNA extraction; DNA purification; DNA typing; human identification; STR analysis

Indexed keywords

DNA ANALYSIS; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA PURIFICATION; DNA TYPING; HUMAN IDENTIFICATION; STR ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATION; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; DNA; EXTRACTION; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PURIFICATION; TIMING CIRCUITS;

GENES;

DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA PURIFICATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROBOTICS; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 69449090352     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 15402452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jala.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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