Applying a PCR inhibitor tolerant DNA polymerase blend in forensic DNA profiling

Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Hedman, J ^a,b   Dufva, C ^a   Noren L ^a   Ansell, C ^a   Albinsson, L ^a   Ansell, R ^a,c  

^a Statens kriminaltekniska laboratorium   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crime scene samples; DNA polymerase; Forensic DNA analysis; PCR inhibition; PCR inhibitors

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA POLYMERASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRIME; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PURIFICATION; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; INHIBITION KINETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVATION;

EID: 82455164266     PISSN: 18751768     EISSN: 1875175X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2011.09.037     Document Type: Article

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