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However, one. of the most challenging aspects of forensic DNA analysis is the. interpretation of low-level testing results where it is difï¬cult to. distinguish reliably between noise and signal from template DNA. that is associated with an evidence sample (3,4).
Jason R. Gilder,1 M.S.; Travis E. Doom,2 Ph.D.; Keith Inman,3 M. Crim.; and Dan E. Krane,4 Ph.D. Run-Specific Limits of Detection and. Quantitation for STR-based DNA Testing. ABSTRACT: STR-based DNA proï¬ling is an exceptionally sensitive analytical technique that is often used to obtain results at the very limits of.