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Advanced topics in forensic DNA typing : methodology /

Intended as a companion to the Fundamentals of Forensic DNA Typing volume published in 2009, Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology contains 18 chapters with 4 appendices providing up-to-date coverage of essential topics in this important field and citation to more than 2800 articles an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Butler, John M. (John Marshall), 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, CA : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Sample Collection, Storage, and Characterization
  • 2. DNA Extraction Methods
  • 3. DNA Quantitation
  • 4. PCR Amplification: Capabilities and Cautions
  • 5. Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Loci and Kits
  • 6. Capillary Electrophoresis: Principles and Instrumentation
  • 7. Quality Assurance and Validation
  • 8. DNA Databases: Uses and Issues
  • 9. Missing Persons and Disaster Victim Identification Efforts
  • 10. Degraded DNA
  • 11. Low-Level DNA Testing: Issues, Concerns, and Solutions
  • 12. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Applications
  • 13. Y-Chromosome DNA Testing
  • 14. Mitochondrial DNA Analysis
  • 15. X-Chromosome Analysis
  • 16. Non-Human DNA
  • 17. New Technologies and Automation
  • 18. Legal Aspects of DNA Testing and the Scientific Expert in Court
  • Appendix 1 Reported Sizes and Sequences of STR Alleles
  • Appendix 2 Familial DNA Searches: Potential, Pitfalls, and Privacy Concerns
  • Appendix 3 List of Suppliers for DNA Instruments, Reagents, Services
  • Appendix 4 Interviews Supporting Legal Aspects of DNA Testing.
  • 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.