title: Collecting and handling samples for parentage and forensics DNA-based genetic testing.
abstract: The unit covers Variable Numbers of Tandem Repeats (VNTR) based paternity analysis as well as the newer methods relying on PCR to analyze sequence specific polymorphisms and microsatellite regions. The discussion of data analysis and probability calculations has been expanded to address a number of special circumstances, such as the lack of sample from an alleged father, motherless cases, and more.
authors.affiliation: Center for Blood Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Bing
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Bieber
mesh_terms: D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D053803:Forensic Genetics / Q000379:methods*; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D010334:Paternity; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D004247:DNA