TY - JOUR A1 - Latorra, D A1 - Stern, C M A1 - Schanfield, M S T1 - Characterization of human AFLP systems apolipoprotein B, phenylalanine hydroxylase, and D1S80. Y1 - 1994/06/01 JF - Genome Research JO - Genome Research SP - 351 EP - 358 VL - 3 IS - 6 UR - http://genome.cshlp.org/content/3/6/351.abstract N2 - Methodology is presented for amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) typing using a nonisotopic, PCR protocol. Human variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) loci used for identification in forensic and paternity testing were optimized for reaction and thermal-cycling parameters. Loci analyzed were the apolipoprotein B (APOB) 3' hypervariable region (HVR), phenylalanine hydroxylase 3' HVR (PAH), and D1S80. Coamplification of a monomorphic beta-globin fragment serves as an amplification control. Biotin is integrated into PCR amplicon through primer incorporation. AFLP products undergo agarose gel electrophoresis and Southern transfer to a nylon membrane. Amplicons were detected using a streptavidin-enzyme conjugate. Either colorimetric- or chemiluminescent-developed bands are genotyped using locus-specific allele ladders with known VNTR repeat numbers. Using this methodology, we have successfully typed > 500 individuals from three population groups for each locus during data basing and casework. ER -