Developmental validation of the ParaDNA® screening system - A presumptive test for the detection of DNA on forensic evidence items

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-79

  Dawnay, Nick ^a   Stafford Allen, Beccy ^a   Moore, Dave ^b   Blackman, Stephen ^a   Rendell, Paul ^a   Hanson, Erin K ^c   Ballantyne, Jack ^c,d   Kallifatidis, Beatrice ^e   Mendel, Julian ^e   Mills, Deetta K ^e   Nagy, Randy ^a   Wells, Simon ^a  

^a CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b LGC   (United Kingdom)

^c National Center for Forensic Science   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^e FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct PCR; DNA detection; Evidence triage; Melt curve analysis; Rapid DNA; STR analysis

Indexed keywords

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SCREENING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; PARADNA SCREENING SYSTEM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALIVA; SCREENING TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOUCH; VALIDATION STUDY; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENETICS;

DNA; FLUORESCENT DYE;

DNA; FLUORESCENT DYES; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84896925708     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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