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A case of double alleles at three Y-STR loci: forensic implications

Author(s): Diederiche, M. cv logo 1 ; Martín, P. cv logo 2 ; Amorim, A. cv logo 3 ; Corte-Real, F. cv logo 4 ; Gusmão, L. cv logo 5

Date: 2005

Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/8489

Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra


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In a genetic study of unrelated donors from Bahia (Brazil), one sample contained a 16 Y-STR haplotype with double peaks at three loci: DYS389 II, DYS437 and DYS439. The son of the subject had the same haplotype as found in the father. This profile was compared with a similar case found in a paternity case investigation in Madrid (Spain) and a match was found for the full 16 Y-STR haplotype. Because these three loci are located within the AZFa segment, these results are in accordance with duplication of the AZFa region that includes also other Y-STRs currently used in forensic investigation, for example DYS389I and DYS438. This case attracts our attention in the forensic interpretation of Y-haplotype profiles, because multiple alleles at various loci do not indicate forcibly that the sample under analysis is a mixture. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00414-005-0526-z
Document Type Article
Language English
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