Advanced topics in forensic DNA typing : methodology /
by Butler, John M. (John Marshall).
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BookPublisher: Walthan, MA : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2012Description: xvii, 680 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780123745132; 0123745136.Subject(s): DNA fingerprinting | Forensic genetics | DNA Fingerprinting -- methods | Forensic Genetics -- methods | DNA -- physiologyIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Sample collection, storage, and characterization -- DNA extraction methods -- DNA quantitation -- PCR amplification: capabilities and cautions -- Short tandem repeat (STR) loci and kits -- Capillary electrophoresis: principles and instrumentation -- Quality assurance and validation -- DNA databases: uses and issues -- Missing persons and disaster victim identification efforts -- Degraded DNA -- Low-level DNA testing: issues, concerns, and solutions -- Single nucleotide polymorphisms and applications -- Y-chromosome DNA testing -- Mitochondrial DNA analysis -- X-chromosome analysis -- Non-human DNA -- New technologies and automation -- Legal aspects of DNA testing and the scientific expert in court.
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