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Table 4 Peak heights

From: Comparison of STR profiling from low template DNA extracts with and without the consensus profiling method

 

Homozygous Peaks (RFU)

Heterozygous Peaks (RFU)

n

Range

Mean

Std Dev.

n

Range

Mean

Std Dev.

100 pg Starting Template

30 PCR Cycle Amplification

Non-split Samples

57

185 to 847

520

170

360

55 to 725

261

116

34 PCR Cycle Amplification

Non-split Samples

57

662 to 7,609

4,129

1,767

366

139 to 5,805

1,925

1,233

Split Samples

168

166 to 6,131

1,610

1,090

949

51 to 4,975

763

638

25 pg Starting Template

30 PCR Cycle Amplification

Non-split Samples

49

51 to 337

149

73

200

50 to 360

110

56

34 PCR Cycle Amplification

Non-split Samples

53

212 to 3,475

1,259

805

287

58 to 3,500

708

602

Split Samples

122

59 to 2,144

541

369

458

53 to 2,074

386

260