The project developed a protocol that led to increasing/restoring missing or substandard signals at two STR loci. The protocol uses the bacterial RecA protein, single-stranded DNA binding protein (SSB) and bacterial DNA polymerase I, in concert with a targeting oligonuc leotide. The reactions resulting from these reagents restored damaged DNA flanking a particular STR locus. The most developed protocol restored signal approximately 20 percent of the time. With a few exceptions, the restored signals were accurate. The artifacts that arose in the exceptions have been traced to the targeting oligonuc leotides. As part of the work, researchers also developed reproducible procedures for the artificial degradation of human DNA samples, using ionizing radiation to inflict a DNA damage profile that resembles that of a typical degraded forensic sample. 13 figures and 88 references
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