Developmental validation of the PowerPlex® 18D System, a rapid STR multiplex for analysis of reference samples

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 129-135

  Oostdik, Kathryn ^a   French, Julie ^b   Yet, Donald ^b   Smalling, Briana ^c   Nolde, Craig ^c   Vallone, Peter M ^d   Butts, Erica L R ^d   Hill, Carolyn R ^d   Kline, Margaret C ^d   Rinta, Theresa ^e   Gerow, Amy M ^e   Allen, Stacey R ^f   Huber, Christopher K ^f   Teske, John ^g   Krenke, Benjamin ^a   Ensenberger, Martin ^a   Fulmer, Patricia ^a   Sprecher, Cynthia ^a  

^a PROMEGA CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Michigan State Police   (United States)

^c Sorenson Forensics   (United States)

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

^e Arizona Department of Public Safety   (United States)

^f New Jersey State Police   (United States)

^g Crime Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct amplification; Forensic science; FTA ; PowerPlex ; Short tandem repeat; Validation

Indexed keywords

AMELOGENIN;

ACCURACY; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEEK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; TEMPERATURE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84869494200     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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