Forensic DNA Typing Protocols

Download or read book Forensic DNA Typing Protocols written by Angel Carracedo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-02 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A state-of-the-art collection of readily reproducible laboratory methods for DNA identity analysis, including Y chromosome haplotyping, mtDNA, and SNP typing. The book offers well-tested protocols for DNA quantification using real-time PCR on forensic samples and for the determination of the number of amelogenine gene copies. For forensic geneticists, there are readily reproducible methods for species identification, ancient DNA, and pharmacogenetics. Additional chapters address new applications in the forensic genetics lab, such a species identification or typing of CYP polymorphisms for the analysis of adverse to drugs.