Validation of the Precision ID mtDNA Whole Genome Panel in a worldwide lineage study

Strobl,C.; Churchill Cihlar,J.; Lagacé,R.; Wootton,S.; Roth,C.; Huber,N.; Schnaller,L.; Zimmermann,B.; Huber,G.; Hong,S.L.; Moura-Neto,R.; Silva,R.; Alshamali,F.; Souto,L.; Anslinger,K.; Egyed,B.; Jankova-Ajanovska,R; Casas-Vargas,A.; Usaquén,W.; Silva,D.; Barletta-Carrillo,C.; Tineo,D.H.; Vullo,C.; Würzner,R.; Xavier,C.; Gusmão,L.; Niederstätter,H.; Bodner,M.; Budowle,B.; Parson,W.

For evaluation of the Precision ID mtDNA Whole Genome Panel more than 500 samples were analyzed from 24 different populations of diverse phylogenetic backgrounds. Different forensically relevant tissues and DNA extraction methods were tested to assess the performance of the assay.