How to best assess shedder status: a comparison of popular shedder tests.

ABSTRACT: "Shedder status" describes the inherent variation between individuals to leave touch DNA on a surface through direct contact. Depending on the amount and quality of DNA or cellular deposition, individuals are typically deemed high, intermediate, or low shedders. Although many shedder tests have been described, variability in study design and categorisation criteria has limited the ability of researchers to accurately compare results, as well as accrue the necessary population data. As activity level reporting becomes more common, the need for reliable and standardised testing increases. To assess reproducibility, this study compared shedder status data generated by six participants using three different shedder tests, as modified from the literature. This involved DNA quantification and pr

SUBMITTER: Ali D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12003581 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature