Practical applications of genotypic surveys for forensic STR testing

Selection of twenty-four highly informative SNP markers for human identification and paternity analysis in Koreans

“…P I was defined as the estimated probability that two unrelated individuals selected at random would possess identical multi-locus genotypes and was calculated for each SNP from genotype frequencies as previously described [10,11]. For parentage testing, P E , defined as the probability that a random candidate male would be excluded from paternity with a known maternal genotype, was calculated for each SNP from allele frequencies, as previously described [12,13].…”

A DNA test for sex identification in cattle confirms osteometric results

“…Although PCR systems based on AMELX/Y was occasionally applied to forensic samples as a stand alone system (Sullivan et al, 1993), the inclusion of the system in commercial kits (Holt et al, 2000) turned it into a worldwide used amplification system. Attempts were made on ancient human material (Faerman et al, 1995;Götherström et al, 1997;Hummel and Herrmann, 1991;Lassen et al, 2000;Stone et al, 1996), but as the contamination problem related to ancient human genetics made it impossible to validate the results (Kolman and Tuross, 2000;Malmström et al, 2005Malmström et al, , 2007Richards et al, 1995;Sampietro et al, 2006), it never became widely used in ancient DNA.…”

Genetic Differentiation of the Cabo Verde Archipelago Population Analysed by STR Polymorphisms

“…In recent years we have seen an exponential increase of STR (Short Tandem Repeat) data, usually presented as allele frequencies that may be later used as databases for forensic and population genetics purposes (Holt et al 2000, and see references therein). Differences in STR allele frequencies among populations can correctly reveal their genetic relationships in those cases where collection samples are properly gathered, and only then do genetic profiles really represent the populations under study.…”