Validation and Implementation of the PowerPlex® 16 BIO System STR Multiplex for Forensic Casework

The PowerPlex® 16 BIO multiplex short tandem repeat (STR) system contains the 13 CODIS loci (FGA, TPOX, D8S1179, vWA, D18S51, D21S11, TH01, D3S1358, CSF1PO, D16S539, D7S820, D13S317, and D5S818), plus two pentanucleotide repeat loci (Penta D and Penta E) and the sex-identifying locus, Amelogenin. Th...

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Published in:	Journal of forensic sciences Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
Main Authors:	Greenspoon, SA, Ban, JD, Pablo, L, Crouse, CA, Kist, FG, Tomsey, CS, Glessner, AL, Mihalacki, LR, Long, TM, Heidebrecht, BJ, Braunstein, CA, Freeman, DA, Soberalski, C, Bruesehoff, N, Amin, AS, Douglas, EK, Schumm, JW
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-01-2004
Subjects:	Alleles Animals DNA - blood DNA - isolation & purification Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Ethnic Groups - genetics Female Forensic Medicine - methods Forensic sciences Humans Male Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods Tandem Repeat Sequences Validation studies STR forensic science gel electrophoresis validation study PowerPlex® 16 BIO System
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Summary:	The PowerPlex® 16 BIO multiplex short tandem repeat (STR) system contains the 13 CODIS loci (FGA, TPOX, D8S1179, vWA, D18S51, D21S11, TH01, D3S1358, CSF1PO, D16S539, D7S820, D13S317, and D5S818), plus two pentanucleotide repeat loci (Penta D and Penta E) and the sex-identifying locus, Amelogenin. The PowerPlex® 16 BIO System is optimized for use with the Hitachi FMBIO® gel imaging systems. A consortium of seven independent laboratories collaborated to perform the studies defined by the FBI standards for performing a developmental validation, including the evaluation of sample concordance, percent stutter determination, nonprobative casework, precision, sensitivity, mixture determination, effect of substrates, the impact of environmental insults, and species specificity. All samples tested for concordance were consistent except for one sample from the Virginia Division of Forensic Science database that displayed discordance at D13S317, a locus whose primer sequence was altered. Stutter values were comparable to those of other STR multiplex systems, the precision was comparable to other multiplexes analyzed by gel electrophoresis, the DNA profiles were unchanged by the substrate upon which the blood samples were placed, and the nonprobative casework samples re-typed for the PowerPlex® 16 BIO System were consistent with previous typing results. When greater than 0.125 ng of DNA was placed into the PowerPlex® 16 BIO System amplification reaction, a full profile was generated by all laboratories. The mixture study results were comparable to those reported for other multiplex systems, the environmental study demonstrated a loss of larger molecular weight loci when samples were incubated at elevated temperatures for a prolonged period of time, and the only notable cross species hybridization was observed with primate DNA samples. This extensive validation work performed demonstrates that the PowerPlex® 16 BIO System provides STR data of a quality comparable with other PowerPlex® STR multiplex kits as well as other widely used STR multiplexes and is thus suitable for evidentiary casework analysis as well as database sample profiling.
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ISSN:	0022-1198 1556-4029
DOI:	10.1520/JFS2003031