Guidance document

Contamination prevention and detection guidelines for forensic DNA laboratories

English version
Author
Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods
Publication Year
2017
Thematic Area
Law & Policies / Forensics
Topic
Management of the Dead / DNA Analysis
Access
Open access

This document provides best practices and guidance for the prevention and detection of DNA contamination as applied to forensic casework and DNA databasing. This document is intended to apply to, but not limited to, laboratories that employ autosomal STRs, Y-STRs, and mitochondrial DNA analysis.

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