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  • Title: Inter-laboratory validation study of the ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep Kit.
    Author: Köcher S, Müller P, Berger B, Bodner M, Parson W, Roewer L, Willuweit S, DNASeqEx Consortium.
    Journal: Forensic Sci Int Genet; 2018 Sep; 36():77-85. PubMed ID: 29945120.
    Abstract:
    The implementation of massively parallel sequencing (MPS) in forensic science revealed the advantages of the new method compared to the forensic benchmark in DNA-STR analysis, the capillary-electrophoresis (CE): Sequence information and the possibility to multiplex hundreds of markers in one multiplex PCR increase the discrimination power of a forensic (STR-) profile. The EU funded project DNASeqEx (DNA-STR Massive Sequencing & International Information Exchange) aims to evaluate MPS-based materials in their respective developmental stages using the two established platforms MiSeq FGx (Illumina) and Ion S5™ (Thermo Fisher Scientific). As part of this project, we present here an inter-laboratory validation of the Forenseq™ DNA Signature Prep Kit, focussing on STRs included in primer mix A. Our study comprises tests of concordance, reproducibility, sensitivity (1 ng, 500 pg, 250 pg, 125 pg, 63 pg, 31 pg) and mixtures (male-male and male-female at ratios of 1:1, 1:5, 1:10, 1:15, 1:20, 1:100, 1:500, 1:1000). Sequencing results found to be virtually concordant to CE results, to reference profiles and reproducible between duplicates and between both laboratories. We observed first locus drop-outs (LDO) at a DNA input of 63 pg (20 sample pool) and 125 pg (38 sample pool). Alleles were found to be well balanced at a DNA input of 250 pg or more. We found the kit to perform well on moderate mixtures (1:1-1:20).
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