Table 1 Summary of the methods used for this study
Laboratory | Standard method for sexual assault cases | DNA purification | Quantitation method | STR profiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles, CA, USA | Differential lysis | PCI/Micron YM100 (Millipore) | DUO (AB) | Identifiler Plus (AB) |
Bern, Switzerland | Differential lysis | Qiamp/Micron YM100 (Qiagen/Millipore) | Quantifiler Human (AB) | NGM-Select (AB) |
Stuttgart, Germany | Differential lysis | Charge-Switch (Invitrogen) | Quantifiler Human (AB) | NGM-Select or SEfiler (AB) |
Lugano, Switzerland | Differex™ | Qiamp (Qiagen) | Qubit (Invitrogen) | SGM-Plus (AB) |
Lausanne, Switzerland | Differex™ | Qiamp/Amicon Ultra 0.5 ml 30K (Qiagen/Millipore) | Quantifiler Human and Y Human Male (AB) | SGM-Plus (AB) |