STRBase: A short tandem repeat DNA database for the human identity testing community
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has compiled and maintained a Short Tandem Repeat DNA Internet Database (http://www.cstl.nist.gov/biotech/++ +strbase/) since 1997 commonly referred to as STRBase. This database is an information resource for the forensic DNA typing community with details on commonly used short tandem repeat (STR) DNA markers. STRBase consolidates and organizes the abundant literature on this subject to facilitate on-going efforts in DNA typing. Observed alleles and annotated sequence for each STR locus are described along with a review of STR analysis technologies. Additionally, commercially available STR multiplex kits are described, published polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primer sequences are reported, and validation studies conducted by a number of forensic laboratories are listed. To supplement the technical information, addresses for scientists and hyperlinks to organizations working in this area are available, along with the comprehensive reference list of over 1300 publications on STRs used for DNA typing purposes.
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The NIST Short Tandem Repeat DNA database provides in-depth information about STRs and other identification markers used in human identification testing.
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- Authors
- Ruitberg, C. M.
- Affiliations
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ruitberg, C. M.
- Venue
- Nucleic Acids Research
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2001-01-01
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 320-322
- ISSN
- 0305-1048 (ISSN-L)
- 1362-4962
- PMC
- PMC29767
- OpenAlex
- W2149588035
- Cited by
- 354
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 6.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Nucleic Acids Research (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Forensic and Genetic Research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- microsatellite markers, forensic DNA profiling, STR markers, allele frequency, PCR primer sequences, validation studies, reference database
- MeSH terms
- Forensic Medicine, Genetic Markers, Humans, Genome, Human, Databases, Factual, Tandem Repeat Sequences, Internet
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