Incestuous offspring detection inference by VNTR

D. CORACH*, G. PENACINO, M. MARINO, E. POLISECKI, A. SALA

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS SERIES

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Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2003 vol. 1239 p. 861 - 864

0531-5131

Sexual relations between parent and offspring and between sister and brother are defined as incest. People involved are legally prohibited from marrying each other because of their close relationship. Usually, when children are involved, violence and sexual abuse are committed. Recent studies have indicated that incest, although rarely discussed, is an increasing problem in modern society. Prohibition of incest as a form of social behaviour may rely on a genetic basis. It is known that inbreeding fosters the concentration of undesirable recessive genes. The only unbiased approach for incestuous offspring identification is DNA typing. In some cases, incest detection may arise during a regular paternity test. The aim of this contribution is to present the comparative analysis of incest and non-incest cases. This contribution may facilitate the interpretation of cases in which the incest victim is unavailable.