Validation Of The Microreader (Tm) 23sp Id System: A New Str 23-Plex System For Forensic Application

Microreader (TM) 23sp ID system is a new 23-plex STR genotyping system that amplified 21 non-CODIS STR loci (D6S477, D18S535, D19S253, D15S659, D11S2368, D20S470, D1S1656, D22-GATA198B05, D7S3048, D8S1132, D4S2366, D21S1270, D13S325, D9S925, D3S3045, D14S608, D10S1435, D12S391, D2S1338, D17S1290 and D5S2500), one CODIS STR locus (D16S539) and the amelogenin locus in one reaction. MicroreaderTM 23sp ID system was validated according to the guidelines of "Validation Guidelines for DNA Analysis Methods (2012)" described by the Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM), including PCR-based studies, sensitivity study, precision and accuracy evaluation, stutter percentage and peak height ratio, inhibitors, species specificity and DNA mixture studies. Our results suggested that Microreader (TM) 23sp ID system is a useful tool for identification and parentage testing. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.