Table of Contents:
  • Forensic DNA-typing technologies: a review
  • DNA extraction and quantitation of forensic samples using the phenol-chloroform method and real-time PCR
  • A real-time PCR protocol to determine the number of amelogenine (X-Y) gene copies from forensic DNA samples
  • Species determination: the role and use of the cytochrome b gene
  • Constructing STR mulitplex assays
  • Y chromosome STR typing
  • Using online databases for developing SNP markers of forensic interest
  • SNP typing in forensic genetics: a review
  • Genotyping SNPs with the lightcycler
  • Universal tag arrays in forensic SNP analysis
  • SNP typing on the nanochip electronic microarray
  • Genotyping SNPs using a UV-photocleavable oligonucleotide in MALDI-TOF MS
  • Mitochondrial D-loop and coding sequence analysis using pyrosequencing
  • SNaPshot typing of mitochondrial DNA coding region variants
  • Typing of Y chromosome SNPs with multiplex PCR methods
  • Y chromosome SNP analysis using single-base extension: a hierarchical multiplex design
  • SNaPshot for pharmacogenetics by minisequencing
  • Methods for the study of ancient DNA
  • Protocols for ancient DNAtyping.