Casework testing of the multiplex kits AmpFℓSTR® SEfiler Plus™ PCR amplification kit (AB), PowerPlex® S5 System (Promega) and AmpFℓSTR® MiniFiler™ PCR amplification kit (AB)

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 200-205

  Müller, Kathrin ^a   Sommerer, Thomas ^a   Miltner, Erich ^a   Schneider, Harald ^b   Wiegand, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b Landeskriminalamt Hessen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degraded DNA; LCN DNA; MiniFiler ; PowerPlex S5; SEfiler Plus

Indexed keywords

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HAIR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SKIN;

AMELOGENIN; DNA; DNA DEGRADATION, NECROTIC; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HAIR; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; SKIN; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 77649192501     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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