Methods for forensic and congenic screening
The present invention provides a method to rapidly provide genotype screening of a plurality of samples for a microsatellite loci. The screening results have forensic and congenic applications.
1 . A method to screen a plurality of samples for a microsatellite loci comprising the steps of:
acquiring the identity of at least one microsatellite loci for a said plurality of samples;
obtaining means to determine the presence of said microsatellite loci;
receiving at a screening laboratory from a remote user a plurality of samples each disposed in a designated well of a microwell container, and screening said plurality of samples for at least one microsatellite loci.
2 . The method of claim 1 further including the step of:
reporting a screening result to the remote user twenty-four hours of receiving said sample at said screening laboratory.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein said sample is murine.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein said sample is obtained from a human.
5 . The method of claim 1 wherein said means to determine the presence of said microsatellite loci is a primer set.
6 . The method of claim 1 wherein said plurality of samples are each disposed on an absorbent carrier and said absorbent carrier is disposed in a well of a microwell container.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein said screening result have forensic applications.
8 . The method of claim 1 wherein said screening result have congenic application.