Validation and Implementation of the PowerPlex® 16 BIO System STR Multiplex for Forensic Casework

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-80

  Greenspoon, Susan A ^a   Ban, Jeffrey D ^a   Pablo, Lourdes ^a   Crouse, Cecelia A ^b   Kist, Frank G ^c   Tomsey, Chris S ^c   Glessner, Alex L ^c   Mihalacki, Lisa R ^d   Long, Teresa M ^e   Heidebrecht, Bruce J ^e   Braunstein, Cathryn A ^e   Freeman, David A ^f   Soberalski, Carl ^g   Bruesehoff, Nathan ^g   Amin, Ashima S ^h   Douglas, Elizabeth K ^h   Schumm, James W ^h  

^a Virginia Division of Forensic Science   (United States)

^b Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office   (United States)

^c Pennsylvania State Police DNA Lab   (United States)

^d Pennsylvania State Police DNA Lab   (United States)

^e Maryland State Police Crime Lab   (United States)

^f North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

^g Indiana State Police Laboratory   (United States)

^h Bode Technology Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Gel electrophoresis; PowerPlex 16 BIO System; STR; Validation study

Indexed keywords

FMBIO; POWERPLEX 16 BIO;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CROSS HYBRIDIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORENSIC CASEWORK; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE LOCUS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LABORATORY; MIXTURE DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; NONPROBATIVE CASEWORK SAMPLE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SAMPLE CONCORDANCE; SAMPLE SUBSTRATE; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; STUTTER; SURFACE PROPERTY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 9144257885     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003031     Document Type: Article

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