X-STRs analysis in paternity testing when the alleged father is related to the biological father

We report a case where a woman (W) claimed the paternity of a man (M). This man could be her biological father, but he could also be her uncle (i.e. a brother of her actual biological father). Routinely used autosomal markers were first typed yielding one incompatibility among the 17 short tandem re...

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Published in:Forensic science international. Genetics supplement series 2009-12, Vol.2 (1), p.234-235
Main Authors: Toscanini, Ulises, Berardi, Gabriela, Gómez, Andrea, Raimondi, Eduardo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Complex situations
Paternity
X-STR
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Summary:We report a case where a woman (W) claimed the paternity of a man (M). This man could be her biological father, but he could also be her uncle (i.e. a brother of her actual biological father). Routinely used autosomal markers were first typed yielding one incompatibility among the 17 short tandem repeats (STRs) analyzed. Next a set of 10 X-chromosome STRs (X-STRs) additionally typed allowed to achieve a conclusive result. Thus, the use of this set of X-STRs could be even more informative than the autosomal STRs markers in situations similar to the one presented here.
ISSN:1875-1768
1875-175X
DOI:10.1016/j.fsigss.2009.08.150