Forensic DNA Typing Protocols

Collection of Samples for DNA Analysis.- Body Fluid Identification Using mRNA Profiling.- mRNA Profiling for Vaginal Fluid and Menstrual Blood Identification.- Preservation of and DNA Extraction from Muscle Tissue.- DNA Extraction: Organic and Solid-Phase.- Extraction of DNA from Skeletal Remains.- Extraction of DNA from Human Skeletal Material.- The Development and Use of Internal Amplification Controls (IACs) with DNA Profiling Kits for Forensic DNA Analysis.- NucleoSpin ®XS Columns for DNA Concentration and Clean-Up.- Purification of PCR Products to Improve STR Profiles.- Analysis of 30 Biallelic INDEL Markers Using the Investigator DIPplex ® Kit.- Analysis of Mitochondrial Control Region Using Sanger Sequencing.- Whole Human Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing.- In-Solution Hybridization for the Targeted Enrichment of the Whole Mitochondrial Genome.- Enhanced DNA Profiling of the Semen Donor in Late Reported Sexual Assaults: Use of Y-Chromosome Targeted Pre-Amplification and Next Generation Y-STR Amplification Systems.- Analysis of Rapidly Mutating Y Chromosome Short Tandem Repeats (RM Y STRs).- A Practical Guide to the HIrisPlex System: Simultaneous Prediction of Eye and Hair Color from DNA.- Inference of Ancestry in Forensic Analysis I: Autosomal Ancestry – Informative Marker Sets.- Inference of Ancestry in Forensic Analysis II: Analysis of Genetic Data.- Species Determination: The Role and Use of the Cytochrome b Gene.