Table 3

STA improves the call rate of DNA samples

Sample Name

No Call

XX

XY

YY

Grand Total

Call rate w/o STA

Call rate with STA

SB303208

6

9

19

13

47

87.2%

100.0%

SB303368

34

9

1

3

47

27.7%

97.9%

SB303440

12

12

11

12

47

74.5%

100.0%

SB303578

15

11

13

8

47

68.1%

97.9%

SB303579

16

10

11

10

47

66.0%

95.7%

SB303632

7

15

12

13

47

85.1%

97.9%

SB303637

5

16

15

11

47

89.4%

100.0%

SB303638

5

16

16

10

47

89.4%

89.4% *

SB303655

41

2

2

2

47

12.8%

89.4%

SB303880

10

1

33

3

47

78.7%

100.0%

SB303913

11

10

13

13

47

76.6%

100.0%

SB303918

5

16

16

10

47

89.4%

100.0%

SB303919

15

16

7

9

47

68.1%

100.0%

SB304064

23

12

3

9

47

51.1%

100.0%

SB304072

6

16

13

12

47

87.2%

100.0%

* This sample failed STA, because of possible PCR inhibition.

Wang et al. BMC Genomics 2009 10:561   doi:10.1186/1471-2164-10-561