PMID- 28417259 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180816 LR - 20200424 IS - 1437-1596 (Electronic) IS - 0937-9827 (Linking) VI - 132 IP - 1 DP - 2018 Jan TI - Comparison between magnetic bead and qPCR library normalisation methods for forensic MPS genotyping. PG - 125-132 LID - 10.1007/s00414-017-1591-9 [doi] AB - Massively parallel sequencing (MPS) is fast approaching operational use in forensic science, with the capability to analyse hundreds of DNA identity and DNA intelligence markers in multiple samples simultaneously. The ForenSeq DNA Signature Kit on MiSeq FGx (Illumina) workflow can provide profiles for autosomal short tandem repeats (STRs), X chromosome and Y chromosome STRs, identity single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), biogeographical ancestry SNPs and phenotype (eye and hair colour) SNPs from a sample. The library preparation procedure involves a series of steps including target amplification, library purification and library normalisation. This study highlights the comparison between the manufacturer recommended magnetic bead normalisation and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) methods. Furthermore, two qPCR chemistries, KAPA(R) (KAPA Biosystems) and NEBNext(R) (New England Bio Inc.), have also been compared. The qPCR outperformed the bead normalisation method, while the NEBNext(R) kit obtained higher genotype concordance than KAPA(R). The study also established an MPS workflow that can be utilised in any operational forensic laboratory. FAU - Mehta, Bhavik AU - Mehta B AD - National Centre for Forensic Studies, Faculty of Education, Science, Technology and Mathematics (ESTeM), University of Canberra, Canberra, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia. bhavik.mehta@hotmail.com. AD - Specialist Operations - Forensics, Australian Federal Police, Tambreet Street, Majura, ACT 2609, Australia. bhavik.mehta@hotmail.com. FAU - Venables, Samantha AU - Venables S AD - National Centre for Forensic Studies, Faculty of Education, Science, Technology and Mathematics (ESTeM), University of Canberra, Canberra, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia. AD - Specialist Operations - Forensics, Australian Federal Police, Tambreet Street, Majura, ACT 2609, Australia. FAU - Roffey, Paul AU - Roffey P AD - National Centre for Forensic Studies, Faculty of Education, Science, Technology and Mathematics (ESTeM), University of Canberra, Canberra, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia. AD - Specialist Operations - Forensics, Australian Federal Police, Tambreet Street, Majura, ACT 2609, Australia. LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170418 PL - Germany TA - Int J Legal Med JT - International journal of legal medicine JID - 9101456 SB - IM MH - *DNA Fingerprinting MH - Genotype MH - Genotyping Techniques/instrumentation/*methods MH - *High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing MH - Humans MH - *Magnets MH - *Polymerase Chain Reaction OTO - NOTNLM OT - Forensic DNA profiling OT - Illumina MiSeq FGx OT - Library normalisation OT - Massively parallel sequencing (MPS) OT - Next generation sequencing (NGS) OT - Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) EDAT- 2017/04/19 06:00 MHDA- 2018/08/17 06:00 CRDT- 2017/04/19 06:00 PHST- 2016/12/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/04/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/04/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/08/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/04/19 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00414-017-1591-9 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00414-017-1591-9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Legal Med. 2018 Jan;132(1):125-132. doi: 10.1007/s00414-017-1591-9. Epub 2017 Apr 18.