Validation Studies of Y-Specific STRs: Forensic Casework Evaluation

CORACH DANIEL; PENACINO G; SALA ANDREA; IANNUCCI, NANCY; .ROEWER L.,

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Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 1998 p. 418 - 420

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TheY chromosome is inherited along male lineages. Some of its features such as theinability to recombine in most of its length and the presence of a high numberof polymorphic loci makes it potentially valuable for male identificationpurposes. We investigated 8 STRS in two different groups from Argentina forforensic casework validation. Robustness of the typing approaches using Y-STRswas investigated in over 100 forensic cases including cadaveric identification,rape suspect identification, mass grave remains and deficiency paternitytesting