Development and validation of the AmpFℓSTR ® Identifiler ® Direct PCR Amplification Kit: A multiplex assay for the direct amplification of single-source samples

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 835-845

  Wang, Dennis Y ^a   Chang, Chien Wei ^a   Lagacé, Robert E ^a   Oldroyd, Nicola J ^a   Hennessy, Lori K ^a  

^a Life Technologies Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Amelogenin; CSF1PO; D13S317; D16S539; D18S51; D19S433; D21S11; D2S1338; D3S1358; D5S818; D7S820; D8S1179; Direct amplification; DNA typing; FGA; Forensic science; FTA; Short tandem repeat; TH01; TPOX; VWA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; GENE FREQUENCY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79960053285     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01757.x     Document Type: Article

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