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Forensic DNA Testing

  1. John M. Butler
Adapted from Genetic Variation (ed. Weiner et al.). CSHL Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA, 2007.

Abstract

Forensic DNA testing has a number of applications, including parentage testing, identifying human remains from natural or man-made disasters or terrorist attacks, and solving crimes. This article provides background information followed by an overview of the process of forensic DNA testing, including sample collection, DNA extraction, PCR amplification, short tandem repeat (STR) allele separation and sizing, typing and profile interpretation, statistical analysis, and quality assurance. The article concludes with discussions of possible problems with the data and other forensic DNA testing techniques.

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  1. doi:10.1101/pdb.top066928 Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2011: pdb.top066928- © 2011 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
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