Developmental validation of the PowerPlex® 16 HS System: An improved 16-locus fluorescent STR multiplex

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 257-264

  Ensenberger, Martin G ^a   Thompson, Jonelle ^a   Hill, Becky ^b   Homick, Kristen ^c   Kearney, Veronica ^d   Mayntz Press, Kathleen A ^e   Mazur, Paul ^c   McGuckian, Amy ^f   Myers, Jelena ^d   Raley, Kelli ^e   Raley, Stewart G ^e   Rothove, Robin ^g   Wilson, Jonathan ^h   Wieczorek, Doug ^a   Fulmer, Patricia M ^a   Storts, Douglas R ^a   Krenke, Benjamin E ^a  

^a PROMEGA CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Erie County Central Police Services Forensic Laboratory   (United States)

^d Tucson Police Department   (United States)

^e Arizona Department of Public Safety   (United States)

^f Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office   (United States)

^g Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory Division ^*  (United States)

^h Tulsa Police Department   (United States)

Author keywords

CODIS; DNA typing; Forensic science; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); PowerPlex ; Short tandem repeat (STR); Validation

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FLUORESCENCE; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; TEMPERATURE; VALIDATION STUDY;

AMELOGENIN; ANIMALS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; TAQ POLYMERASE;

EID: 77957591609     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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