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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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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.