Interpretation Manuals and Literature

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Manuals

See your Technical Leader for clarification regarding specific manuals to equipment in your laboratory.

  1. Installing New CODIS Panel and Bin Sets into GeneMapper® ID Software v3.
  2. August 31, 2005 Letter
  3. Genetic Analysis Data File Format
  4. GeneMapper™ ID Software Version 3.1, User’s Guide
  5. Microsatellite Analysis on the Applied Biosystems 3130 Series Genetic Analyzers-Fact Sheet
  6. Sequencing Difficult DNA Templates:  Comparing Capillary Electrophoresis Systems-Fact Sheet
  7. Applied Biosystems 3130 and 3130xl Genetic Analyzers
  8. Installation Procedures and New Features for GeneMapper® ID Software v3.2-User Bulletin
  9. 3500/3500xL Genetic Analyzer User Guide
    Applied Biosystems®, (2010) pub. 4401661 Rev. C
  10. 3500 and 3500xL Genetic Analyzers Specification Sheet
    Applied Biosystems®, (2010) pub. 106SP11-02 CO13985
  11. Next Generation Capillary Electrophoresis System: The 3500 Series Genetic Analyzers
    Applied Biosystems®, (2010)
  12. GeneMapper® ID-X Software Mixture Analysis Tool V1.1 Quick Reference Guide
    Applied Biosystems, (2008) pub. 4402094 Rev. A
  13. 3500xL Genetic Analyzer Comparison to the 3130xL Genetic Analyzer
    Applied Biosystems, (2011) pub. CO21121 0711
  14. GeneMapper® ID-X Software V1.0.1/1.1 Installation Guide
    Applied Biosystems, (2008) pub. 4375953 Rev. B
  15. GeneMapper® ID-X Software V1.0.1/1.1 Reference Guide
    Applied Biosystems, (2008) pub. 4402094 Rev. A
  16. The Use of GeneMapper® ID-X Software v1.1 for the Analysis of Mixed DNA Samples,
    Heather L. Harrah, MS; Valerie K. Bostwick, MSFS; Sally E. Edwards, BS; Anthony W. Eiler, BS; Terry W. Fenger, PhD; and Rhonda K. Roby, PhD, MPH.
  17. Troubleshooting GeneMapper® ID-X Software for HID Laboratories
    Applied Biosystems HID University, (2013)
Literature
  1. B.S. Weir, C.M. Triggs, L. Starling, L.L Stowell, K.A.J. Walsh, and J. Buckleton, Interpreting DNA MixturesJ Forensic Sci 1997;42(2):213-222.
  2. Ashira Zamir, M.Sc.; Moshe Shpitzen, M.Sc.; Carla Oz, M.Sc.; Uzi Motro, Ph.D; Vardiela Meiner, M.D.; and Ron Gafny, Ph.D. Presentation of a Three-Banded Allele Pattern—Analysis and Interpretation, Forensic Sci, July 2002, Vol. 47, No. 4
  3. Gill, P., L. Fereday, N. Morling, and P. M. Schneider. 2006. The evolution of DNA databases: Recommendations for new European STR loci. Forensic Sci Int 156 (2–3): 242–44.
  4. Benoˆıt Leclair, Ph.D.; Chantal J. Fr´egeau, Ph.D.; Kathy L. Bowen, B.Sc.; and Ron M. Fourney, Ph.D., Systematic Analysis of Stutter Percentages and Allele Peak Height and Peak Area Ratios at Heterozygous STR Loci for Forensic Casework and Database Samples J Forensic Sci, Sept. 2004, Vol. 49, No. 5
  5. Budowle, B. 2000. STR allele concordance between different primer sets: A brief summary. Profiles in DNA, Promega publication 3 (3): 10–11. http://www.promega.com/profiles/303/ProfilesinDNA_303_10.pdf.
  6. Budowle, B., B. Shea, S. Niezgoda, and R. Chakraborty. 2001.CODIS STR loci data from 41 sample populations. J Forensic Sci 46 (3): 453–89.
  7. Butler, John M., and Dennis J. Reeder. 2006. NIST standard reference database SRD 130: Variant allele reports. http://www.cstl.nist.gov/div831/strbase/var_tab.htm
  8. Butler, John M., and Dennis J. Reeder. 2006. NIST standard reference database SRD 130: Apparent mutations observed at STR loci in the course of paternity testing. http://www.cstl.nist.gov/div831/strbase/mutation.htm
  9. Carll Ladd, Henry C. Lee, Nicholas Yang, Frederick R. Bieber Interpretation of Complex Forensic DNA Mixtures, Croation Medical Journal 42 (3) :244-246,2001
  10. David R. Paoletti,M.S.; Travis E. Doom Ph.D.; Carissa M. Krane Ph.D.;Michael L. Raymer Ph.D.; and Dan E. Krane Ph.D. Empirical Analysis of the STR Profiles Resulting from Conceptual Mixtures J Forensic Sci, Nov. 2005, Vol. 50, No. 6
  11. Evett IW, Gill PD, Lambert JA. Taking account peak areas when interpreting mixed DNA profiles. J Forensic Sci 1998;43(1):62–69.
  12. Franco Taroni, Ph.D.; Silvia Bozza, Ph.D.; Magali Bernard, M.Sc.; and Christophe Champod, Ph.D., Value of DNA Tests: A Decision Perspective J Forensic Sci, January 2007, Vol. 52, No. 1
  13. Jason R. Gilder, M.S.; Travis E. Doom, Ph.D.; Keith Inman, M. Crim.; and Dan E. Krane, Ph.D., Run-Specific Limits of Detection and Quantitation for STR-based DNA Testing J Forensic Sci, January 2007, Vol. 52, No. 1
  14. John Butler, Debunking Some Urban Legends Surrounding Validation Within the Forensic DNA Community, Profiles in DNA, September 2006
  15. Mark A. Jobling and Peter Gill, ENCODED EVIDENCE: DNA IN FORENSIC ANALYSISNATURE REVIEWS, GENETICS VOLUME 5, OCTOBER 2004;739
  16. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
    http://www.cstl.nist.gov/div831/strbase/
  17. National Research Council, Committee on DNA Technology in Forensic Science. 1996. The evaluation of forensic DNA evidence: An update. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.  Chapters 4-6. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=5141
  18. RAY WICKENHEISER GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR CATEGORIZATION AND INTERPRETATION OF MIXED STR DNA PROFILES, Can. Soc. Forensic Sci. J. Vol. 39. No 4 (2006) pp. 179–216
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  20. William C. Thompson, Simon Ford, Travis Doom, Michael Raymer and Dan Krane, Evaluating Forensic DNA Evidence: Essential Elements of a Competent Defense Review
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  23. Ian W. Evett, D.Sc.; Lindsey A. Foreman, Ph.D.; James A. Lambert, M.Sc.; and Adrian Emes, B.Sc., Using a Tree Diagram to Interpret a Mixed DNA Profile J Forensic Sci 1998;43(3):472–476.
  24. Klein, S. B., J. M. Wallin, and M .R. Buoncristiani. 2003. Addressing ambient temperature variation effects on sizing precision of AmpFlSTR® Profiler Plus™ alleles detected on the ABI Prism® 310 Genetic Analyzer. Forensic Science Communications 5 (1). http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/lab/forensic-science-communications/fsc/jan2003/index.htm/klein.htm.
  25. Evaluation and validation of the ABI 3700, ABI 3100, and the MegaBACE 1000 capillary array electrophoresis instruments for use with short tandem repeat microsatellite typing in a forensic environment, Pieris Koumi, et. al., Electrophoresis 2004, 25, 2227–2241
  26. Evaluation of Capillary Electrophoresis Performance Through Resolution Measurements, Eric Buel, Ph.D.; Marcia LaFountain M.S.; Margaret Schwartz Ph.D.; and Mary Walkinshaw Ph.D., J Forensic Sci 2001:46;(2):341–345.
  27. FORENSIC DNA TYPING BY CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS:  Using the ABI Prism 310 and 3100 Genetic Analyzers for STR Analysis , John M. Butler, Eric Buel, Federica Crivellente, and Bruce R. McCord,  For Electrophoresis special issue on Forensic methods
  28. Using Resolution Calculations to Assess Changes in Capillary Electrophoresis Run Parameters Eric Buel Ph.D.; Marcia LaFountain M.S.; and Margaret Schwartz Ph.D.,  J. Forensic Sci, Jan. 2003, Vol. 48, No. 1
  29. Analysis and Interpretation of Short Tandem Repeat Microvariants and Three-Banded Allele Patterns Using Multiple Allele Detection Systems, Cecelia A. Crouse Ph.D.; Sue Rogers M.S.F.S.; Elizabeth Amiott B.S.; Sandra Gibson B.S.; and Arni Masibay Ph.D., J Forensic Sci 1999;44(1):87–94.
  30. Validation of Capillary Electrophoresis for Analysis of the X-Y Homologous Amelogenin Gene, Marcia LaFountain M.S.; Margaret Schwartz Ph.D.; Julie Cormier and Eric Buel Ph.D., J Forensic Sci 1998;43(6):1188–1194.