Current Issue May 2012, Vol. 6, No. 3

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Forensic implications of PCR inhibition—A review
May 2012(Vol. 6 | No. 3 | Pages 297-305)

Bisulfite genomic sequencing of DNA from dried blood spot microvolume samples
May 2012(Vol. 6 | No. 3 | Pages 306-309)

Identification and secondary structure analysis of a region affecting electrophoretic mobility of the STR locus SE33
May 2012(Vol. 6 | No. 3 | Pages 310-316)

Using forensic microsatellites to decipher the genetic structure of linguistic and geographic isolates: A survey in the eastern Italian Alps
17 May 2012
Francesco Montinaro, Ilaria Boschi, Federica Trombetta, Sara Merigioli, Paolo Anagnostou, Cinzia Battaggia, Marco Capocasa, Federica Crivellaro, Giovanni Destro Bisol, Valentina Coia
Abstract: The study of geographically and/or linguistically isolated populations could represent a potential area of interaction between population and forensic genetics. These investigations may be u...
DNA identification of Salvia divinorum samples
11 May 2012
Terence M. Murphy, Gurpreet Bola
Abstract: Salvia divinorum (diviner's sage) is a plant in the mint family that produces an hallucinogenic compound, salvinorin A. The plant is used, often by chewing or smoking, as a “recreational” dr...
Potential use of DNA barcoding for the identification of tobacco seized from waterpipes
11 May 2012
Cindy Carrier, François Cholette, Camilo Quintero, Chris Fulcher
Abstract: DNA barcoding was adopted in our laboratory for the identification of tobacco (Nicotiana spp.) in moassel samples seized from “hookah bars”. As recommended by the CBOL Plant Working Group, w...
Italian data of 23 STR loci amplified in a single multiplex reaction
07 May 2012
Anna Rocchi, Isabella Spinetti, Filippo Guerrini, Ranieri Domenici, Silvano Presciuttini
A protocol for the simultaneous amplification of 25 STR loci plus amelogenin has been recently published . We applied a slightly modified method to a sample of 100 unrelated subjects living in Tuscany...
Population genetic investigation of eight X-chromosomal short tandem repeat loci from a northeast German sample
30 April 2012
Sylvio Tetzlaff, Rudolf Wegener, Iris Lindner
Especially in complex cases, typing of X-linked short tandem repeats has increasingly become an important role in kinship testing. A set of 318 participants of Caucasoid origin, 159 females and 159 ma...

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