Title
An STR Melt Curve Genotyping Assay for Forensic Analysis Employing an Intercalating Dye Probe FRET
Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Forensic Sci.
Keywords
forensic science; DNA typing; short tandem repeat; fluorescence; resonance energy transfer; intercalating dye; fluorophore probe; melt; curve analysis; RESONANCE ENERGY-TRANSFER; DNA; HYBRIDIZATION; MICROARRAYS; LOCI; PCR; Medicine, Legal
Abstract
The most common markers used in forensic genetics are short tandem repeats (STRs), the alleles of which are separated and analyzed by length using capillary electrophoresis (CE). In this work, proof of concept of a unique STR genotyping approach has been demonstrated using asymmetric PCR and a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based hybridization analysis that combines fluorophore-labeled allele-specific probes and a DNA intercalating dye (dpFRET) in a melt match/mismatch analysis format. The system was successfully tested against both a simple (TPOX) and a complex (D3S1358) loci, demonstrated a preliminary detection limit of < 10 genomic equivalents with no allelic dropout and mixture identification in both laboratory-generated and clinical samples. With additional development, this approach has the potential to contribute to advancing the use of STR loci for forensic applications and related fields.
Journal Title
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Volume
56
Issue/Number
1
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
36
Last Page
45
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0022-1198
Recommended Citation
"An STR Melt Curve Genotyping Assay for Forensic Analysis Employing an Intercalating Dye Probe FRET" (2011). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 1351.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/1351
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