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Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology
- 1st Edition - July 21, 2011
- Author: John M. Butler
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 7 4 5 1 3 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 7 8 2 3 - 6
Intended as a companion to the Fundamentals of Forensic DNA Typing volume published in 2009, Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology contains 18 chapters with 4 append… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIntended as a companion to the Fundamentals of Forensic DNA Typing volume published in 2009, Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology contains 18 chapters with 4 appendices providing up-to-date coverage of essential topics in this important field and citation to more than 2800 articles and internet resources. The book builds upon the previous two editions of John Butler’s internationally acclaimed Forensic DNA Typing textbook with forensic DNA analysts as its primary audience. This book provides the most detailed information written to-date on DNA databases, low-level DNA, validation, and numerous other topics including a new chapter on legal aspects of DNA testing to prepare scientists for expert witness testimony. Over half of the content is new compared to previous editions. A forthcoming companion volume will cover interpretation issues.
- Contains the latest information - hot-topics and new technologies
- Well edited, attractively laid out, and makes productive use of its four-color format
- Author John Butler is ranked as the number one "high-impact author in legal medicine and forensic science, 2001 to 2011" by ScienceWatch.com
Researchers and practitioners in forensic DNA analysis, forensic scientists, population geneticists, military and private and public forensic laboratories (for identifying individuals through remains), and students of forensic science. Law enforcement, legal professionals, government/legal policy makers.
Dedication
Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1. Sample Collection, Storage, and Characterization
Chapter 2. DNA Extraction Methods
Chapter 3. DNA Quantitation
Chapter 4. PCR Amplification
Chapter 5. Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Loci and Kits
Chapter 6. Capillary Electrophoresis
Chapter 7. Quality Assurance and Validation
Chapter 8. DNA Databases
Chapter 9. Missing Persons and Disaster Victim Identification Efforts
Chapter 10. Degraded DNA
Chapter 11. Low-Level DNA Testing
Chapter 12. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Applications
Chapter 13. Y-Chromosome DNA Testing
Chapter 14. Mitochondrial DNA Analysis
Chapter 15. X-Chromosome Analysis
Chapter 16. Non-human DNA
Chapter 17. New Technologies and Automation
Chapter 18. Legal Aspects of DNA Testing and the Scientific Expert in Court
Appendix 1. Reported Sizes and Sequences of STR Alleles
Appendix 2. Familial DNA Searches: Potential, Pitfalls, and Privacy Concerns
Appendix 3. List of Suppliers for DNA Instruments, Reagents, Services
Appendix 4. Interviews Supporting Legal Aspects of DNA Testing
Subject Index
- No. of pages: 708
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 21, 2011
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123745132
- eBook ISBN: 9780123878236
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John M. Butler
John M. Butler is a NIST Fellow and Special Assistant to the Director for Forensic Science, Office of Special Programs, at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Butler earned his PhD from the University of Virginia while doing DNA research in the FBI Laboratory's Forensic Science Research Unit. He has won numerous scientific awards, including being named Science Watch’s #1 world-wide high-impact author in legal medicine and forensic science over the last decade (July 2011). He has over 150 publications in this field and is a frequent presenter on the topic of DNA typing, and has authored four other DNA Typing books including Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology. For a detailed CV, visit http://www.cstl.nist.gov/strbase/butler.htm.
Affiliations and expertise
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, USARead Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology on ScienceDirect