Improved Tools for Examining Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA Obtained from Challenged or Degraded Samples

This poster highlights several ways in which LCN typing can be improved upon using different approaches. These include: 1) improvements to the robustness of the amplification through the use of PCR enhancers; 2) increasing DNA recovery using pressure cycling technology (PCT), improved silica columns, or synchronous coefficient of drag alteration technology (SCODA); and 3) more efficiently reducing inhibition.