Improved forensic DNA analysis through the use of alternative DNA polymerases and statistical modeling of DNA profiles

BioTechniques

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 951-958

  Hedman, Johannes ^a,b   Nordgaard, Anders ^b,c   Rasmusson, Birgitta ^b   Ansell, Ricky ^b,c   Rådström, Peter ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Statens kriminaltekniska laboratorium   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crime scene samples; DNA polymerase; Forensic DNA analysis; PCR inhibition; Principal components; Statistical modeling

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; DNA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PURIFICATION; FORENSIC GENETICS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOSS; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DNA; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 77949320758     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000113246     Document Type: Article

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