Establishing a novel automated magnetic bead-based method for the extraction of DNA from a variety of forensic samples

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 539-547

  Witt, Sebastian ^a   Neumann, Jan ^a   Zierdt, Holger ^a   Gébel, Gabriella ^a   Röscheisen, Christiane ^a  

^a Landeskriminalamt Hamburg ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Automation; DNA extraction; Forensic science; Liquid handling robot; Magnetic beads

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA BINDING; DNA CONTAMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA PURIFICATION; FILTER; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALIVA; SPERM; STAIN;

AUTOMATION; DNA; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS;

EID: 84863777969     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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