1
|
Lisman D, Drath J, Zielińska G, Zacharczuk J, Piątek J, van de Wetering T, Ossowki A. The evidential value of dental calculus in the identification process. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21666. [PMID: 38066060 PMCID: PMC10709568 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48761-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
DNA analysis-based identification is by far the gold standard in forensic genetics and it should be performed in every case involving human remains or unidentified bodies. Bones and teeth are the preferred source of human DNA for genetic analysis. However, there are cases where the nature of the proceedings and historical significance prevent the disruption of skeletal structure. The remains may also be heavily degraded. In such situations, forensic geneticists seek alternative sources of human DNA. Teeth calculus has proven to be a viable source of DNA for identification purposes. The aim of this study was to assess the concentration of human DNA in teeth calculus and evaluate the usefulness of teeth calculus as a DNA source in the identification process. Teeth calculus was collected from skeletons exhumed between 2021 and 2022 by the PBGOT (Polish Genetic Database of Victims of Totalitarianism) team from the former Stalag IID prisoner-of-war camp in Stargard. Genetic analyses included the determination of autosomal and Y-STR markers. The total concentration of human DNA was also evaluated in samples from teeth calculus and teeth taken from the same individuals. The pilot study included 22 skeletons with a sufficient amount of calculus for isolation (specified in the protocol). Samples were taken from the largest areas of calculus deposited on lingual surfaces of mandibular incisors. The prepared samples underwent DNA extraction. Our study demonstrated that teeth calculus is a source of human DNA for remains from the World War II period. The obtained DNA concentration allowed for the determination of STR markers. It was shown that teeth calculus contains human DNA in an amount suitable for preliminary identification analyses.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Dagmara Lisman
- Department of Forensic Genetic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
| | - Joanna Drath
- Department of Forensic Genetic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Grażyna Zielińska
- Department of Forensic Genetic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Julia Zacharczuk
- Department of Forensic Genetic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Jarosław Piątek
- Department of Forensic Genetic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Thierry van de Wetering
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Biochemistry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Andrzej Ossowki
- Department of Forensic Genetic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Lisman D, Drath J, Teul I, Zielińska G, Szargut M, Dowejko J, Cytacka S, Piątek J, Ambroziak J, Śliżewski G, Ossowski A. The last flight of F/O Tadeusz Stabrowski. Identification of the polish pilot. Front Genet 2023; 14:1231451. [PMID: 37576561 PMCID: PMC10415905 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1231451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
Abstract
The paper presents the process of identifying an unnamed soldier of the Polish armed forces in the west, whose remains were found in a nameless grave at the municipal cemetery in Le Crotoy in France. The Polish Genetic Database of Victims of Totalitarianism team carried out the research in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. A comprehensive analysis of autosomal and Y-STR markers was performed. Historical, anthropological, and forensic examinations of the remains were also carried out. The items found with the remains were also examined. Identification based on DNA analysis made it possible to restore the identity of the Polish pilot who died on 11 March 1943 near the French coast, F/O Tadeusz Stabrowski. The airman regained his name in 2018, he was about 26 years old at the time of his death and left behind a grieving wife and son in the United Kingdom. The success of identifying the NN remains was guaranteed by the appointment of an interdisciplinary team consisting of specialists in archaeology, anthropology, history, forensic medicine and forensic genetics. The analysis of historical sources allowed to determine 4 missing airmen whose remains could have been buried in the cemetery in Le Crotoy. An interesting aspect of the research was the cooperation with history enthusiasts and fans of Polish aviation, thanks to which it was finally possible to narrow down the group of pilots sought and reach the family of Tadeusz Stabrowski, who submitted comparative material for research. This is the first case of establishing the identity of a Polish pilot killed in France. Many institutions have been involved in the project, including Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (MDiKN), which partially funded the research.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Dagmara Lisman
- Department of Genetic Forensic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Joanna Drath
- Department of Genetic Forensic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Iwona Teul
- Department of Genetic Forensic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Grażyna Zielińska
- Department of Genetic Forensic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Maria Szargut
- Department of Genetic Forensic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Joanna Dowejko
- Department of Genetic Forensic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Sandra Cytacka
- Department of Genetic Forensic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Jarosław Piątek
- Department of Genetic Forensic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Jan Ambroziak
- Polish Ministry of Heritage and National Culture, Warsaw, Poland
| | | | - Andrzej Ossowski
- Department of Genetic Forensic, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Diepenbroek M, Amory C, Niederstätter H, Zimmermann B, Szargut M, Zielińska G, Dür A, Teul I, Mazurek W, Persak K, Ossowski A, Parson W. Genetic and phylogeographic evidence for Jewish Holocaust victims at the Sobibór death camp. Genome Biol 2021; 22:200. [PMID: 34353344 PMCID: PMC8343952 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-021-02420-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Six million Jews were killed by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II. Archaeological excavations in the area of the death camp in Sobibór, Poland, revealed ten sets of human skeletal remains presumptively assigned to Polish victims of the totalitarian regimes. However, their genetic analyses indicate that the remains are of Ashkenazi Jews murdered as part of the mass extermination of European Jews by the Nazi regime and not of otherwise hypothesised non-Jewish partisan combatants. In accordance with traditional Jewish rite, the remains were reburied in the presence of a Rabbi at the place of their discovery.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Marta Diepenbroek
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.,Institute of Legal Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
| | - Christina Amory
- Institute of Legal Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
| | - Harald Niederstätter
- Institute of Legal Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
| | - Bettina Zimmermann
- Institute of Legal Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
| | - Maria Szargut
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Grażyna Zielińska
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Arne Dür
- Institute of Mathematics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
| | - Iwona Teul
- Institute of Anatomy, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
| | | | - Krzysztof Persak
- Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
| | - Andrzej Ossowski
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
| | - Walther Parson
- Institute of Legal Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. .,Forensic Science Program, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Strategy for STR typing of bones from the Second World War combining CE and NGS technology: A pilot study. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2020; 50:102401. [PMID: 33171316 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2020.102401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
The genetic identification of skeletal remains found in Second World War mass graves is complicated because of the poor quality of the samples. The aim of this study was to set up a workflow for STR typing of such samples combining PCR/CE and PCR/NGS technologies. To this end, 57 DNA samples from an equal number of 75-year-old femurs were studied. After a first round of PCR typing using GlobalFiler CE, 42 samples yielded a full profile and were therefore submitted to our standard workflow. The 15 samples that yielded no or a limited number (2-17/21) of autosomal STR markers as well four bone control samples that provided a full profile with the conventional PCR/CE test were typed in duplicate by the GlobalFiler NGS kit. Despite the degradation of the samples, which resulted in lower coverage and a lower % of on-target reads, reliable sequencing data were obtained from 16/19 samples. The use of a threshold of 30× for the locus call led to a consensus profile (cp) of 20-31/31 STR autosomal loci in 10 samples and to a cp of 8-10/31 loci in two samples, whereas the four control samples yielded a cp of 26-31/31 loci. Finally, the data of the NGS typing were combined with those of the CE typing. This last task allowed us to recover (on average) three alleles per sample and to increase the number of the heterozygous patterns in 37 cases. In total, the combined approach proposed here made possible the genetic typing of 65-100% of the autosomal STR markers in 10/15 (66.6 %) skeletal remains that yielded no or very poor results with the conventional PCR/CE approach. However, because several artefacts (such as allelic drop-out and allelic drop-in) were scored, the risk of mistyping cannot be neglected.
Collapse
|
5
|
Kukla-Bartoszek M, Szargut M, Pośpiech E, Diepenbroek M, Zielińska G, Jarosz A, Piniewska-Róg D, Arciszewska J, Cytacka S, Spólnicka M, Branicki W, Ossowski A. The challenge of predicting human pigmentation traits in degraded bone samples with the MPS-based HIrisPlex-S system. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2020; 47:102301. [PMID: 32387914 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2020.102301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Identification of human remains is an important part of human DNA analysis studies. STR and mitochondrial DNA markers are well suited for the analysis of degraded biological samples including bone material. However, these DNA markers may be useless when reference material is not available. In these cases, predictive DNA analysis can support the process of human identification by providing investigative leads. Forensic DNA phenotyping has progressed significantly by offering new methods based on massively parallel sequencing technology, but the frequent degradation processes observed in skeletal remains can make analysis of such samples challenging. In this study, we demonstrate the usefulness of a recently established Ion AmpliSeqTM HIrisPlex-S panel using Ion Torrent technology for analyzing bone samples that show different levels of DNA degradation. In total, 63 bone samples at post-mortem intervals up to almost 80 years were genotyped and eye, hair and skin colour predictions were performed using the HIrisPlex-S models. Following the recommended coverage thresholds, it was possible to establish full DNA profiles comprising of 41 DNA variants for 35 samples (55.6%). For 5 samples (7.9%) no DNA profiles were generated. The remaining 23 samples (36.5%) produced partial profiles and showed a clear underperformance of 3 HIrisPlex-S SNPs - rs1545397 (OCA2), rs1470608 (OCA2) and rs10756819 (BNC2), all used for skin colour prediction only. None of the 23 samples gave complete genotypes needed for skin colour prediction was obtained, and in 7 of them (25.9%) the 3 underperformed SNPs were the cause. At the same time, the prediction of eye and hair colour using complete IrisPlex and HIrisPlex profiles could be made for these 23 samples in 20 (87.0%) and 12 cases (52.2%), respectively. Complete HIrisPlex-S profiles were generated from as little as 49 pg of template DNA. Five samples for which the HIrisPlex-S analysis failed, consistently failed in standard STR analysis. Importantly, the 3 underperforming SNPs produced significantly lower number of reads in good quality samples. Nonetheless, the AUC loss resulting from missing data for these 3 SNPs is not considered large (≤0.004) and the prediction of pigmentation from partial profiles is also available in the current HPS tool. The study shows that DNA degradation and the resulting loss of data are the most serious challenge to DNA phenotyping of skeletal remains. Although the newly developed HIrisPlex-S panel has been successfully validated in the current research, primer redesign for the 3 underperforming SNPs in the MPS design should be considered in the future.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Magdalena Kukla-Bartoszek
- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa St. 7, 30-387, Kraków, Poland; Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa St. 7A, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
| | - Maria Szargut
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstancow Wlkp. St. 72, 70-111, Szczecin, Poland; The Polish Genetic Database of Totalitarianism Victims, Powstancow Wlkp. St. 72, 70-111, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Ewelina Pośpiech
- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa St. 7A, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
| | - Marta Diepenbroek
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstancow Wlkp. St. 72, 70-111, Szczecin, Poland; The Polish Genetic Database of Totalitarianism Victims, Powstancow Wlkp. St. 72, 70-111, Szczecin, Poland; Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität München, Nußbaumstr. 26, 80336, München, Germany
| | - Grażyna Zielińska
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstancow Wlkp. St. 72, 70-111, Szczecin, Poland; The Polish Genetic Database of Totalitarianism Victims, Powstancow Wlkp. St. 72, 70-111, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Agata Jarosz
- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa St. 7A, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
| | - Danuta Piniewska-Róg
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Grzegórzecka St. 16, 31-531, Kraków, Poland
| | - Joanna Arciszewska
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstancow Wlkp. St. 72, 70-111, Szczecin, Poland; The Polish Genetic Database of Totalitarianism Victims, Powstancow Wlkp. St. 72, 70-111, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Sandra Cytacka
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstancow Wlkp. St. 72, 70-111, Szczecin, Poland; The Polish Genetic Database of Totalitarianism Victims, Powstancow Wlkp. St. 72, 70-111, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Magdalena Spólnicka
- Biology Department, Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police, Aleje Ujazdowskie 7, 00-583, Warszawa, Poland
| | - Wojciech Branicki
- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa St. 7A, 30-387, Kraków, Poland; Department of Forensic Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Grzegórzecka St. 16, 31-531, Kraków, Poland
| | - Andrzej Ossowski
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstancow Wlkp. St. 72, 70-111, Szczecin, Poland; The Polish Genetic Database of Totalitarianism Victims, Powstancow Wlkp. St. 72, 70-111, Szczecin, Poland
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Szargut M, Diepenbroek M, Zielińska G, Cytacka S, Arciszewska J, Jałowińska K, Piątek J, Ossowski A. Is MPS always the answer? Use of two PCR-based methods for Y-chromosomal haplotyping in highly and moderately degraded bone material. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2019; 42:181-189. [PMID: 31374457 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2019.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Forensic and population genetics often rely on Y-chromosomal studies. Whether it is a human identification case, trace evidence examination or phylogenetic analysis, a Y-STR haplotype is an important tool in the hands of law enforcement agencies. A common obstacle in achieving satisfactory results in all of the above mentioned circumstances, is low DNA quantity and quality within samples obtained. In this study we have examined Y-STR haplotypes in 75 bone material samples, coming from different time periods. For this purpose we have chosen YFiler Plus PCR Amplification Kit (ThermoFisher Scientific) and ForenSeq Signature DNA Prep Kit (Verogen Inc.), which use two different allele calling technologies - capillary electrophoresis and Massively Parallel Sequencing respectively. Full profiles were obtained from DNA extracts with as little as 0.1896 ng (Degradation Index 1.3) (ForenSeq) and 0.0591 ng (Degradation Index 26.8) (YFiler Plus) DNA input. The results that we present in this paper show differences in amplification rates between common markers in both kits. The differences strictly reflect mean amplicon length of markers. This, however, does not seem to influence Y-haplogroup estimation results noticeably. In one sample a discordance occurred between haplotypes obtained with both methods, where a 24 allele was called in DYS390 marker by capillary electrophoresis, while for the same sample in this locus a 23 allele was shown with MPS. A reason for this is yet to be investigated. The sequence analysis revealed a significant variation between isometric alleles, especially within repetitive regions of studied Y-STR markers.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Maria Szargut
- Department of Forensic Genetics of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland.
| | - Marta Diepenbroek
- Department of Forensic Genetics of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität München, Nußbaumstraße 26, 80336 München, Germany
| | - Grażyna Zielińska
- Department of Forensic Genetics of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
| | - Sandra Cytacka
- Department of Forensic Genetics of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
| | - Joanna Arciszewska
- Department of Forensic Genetics of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
| | - Katarzyna Jałowińska
- Department of Forensic Genetics of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
| | - Jarosław Piątek
- Department of Forensic Genetics of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
| | - Andrzej Ossowski
- Department of Forensic Genetics of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Diepenbroek M, Cytacka S, Szargut M, Arciszewska J, Zielińska G, Ossowski A. Analysis of male specific region of the human Y chromosome sheds light on historical events in Nazi occupied eastern Poland. Int J Legal Med 2018; 133:395-409. [PMID: 30327924 PMCID: PMC6373375 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-018-1943-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
In Poland, during the World War II, almost 3 million people were killed during the Nazi occupation, and about 570,000 during the Soviet occupation. Furthermore, historians have estimated that after the World War II at least 30,000 people were killed during the Stalinist regime in Poland (1944–1956). The exact number is unknown, because both executions and burials were kept secret. Thousands of people just vanished. As a response to those events, forensic scientists from the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin in cooperation with historians from the Institute of National Remembrance started the project of the Polish Genetic Database of Victims of Totalitarianism, which aim is to identify victims killed in the years 1939–1956. Several exhumations were done under the project, with the biggest one done in Białystok. According to the information gathered by local historians, a detention centre in Białystok was the place of the secret burials in late 1940s and 1950s. Surprisingly, except few graves from the post-war period, most of the burials found in Białystok indicated that majority the victims were probably local civilians who died during the Nazi occupation. Unfortunately, data concerning what happened in the detention ward during that period of time is not very detailed. What was known is that people who got incarcerated were “political prisoners” what, according to Nazi politics, was based on their nationality, religion and activity against the Third Reich. The aim of this research was to test genetically the remains found in Białystok to determine their possible ethnic background, in order to shed new light on the victims and what happened in the Białystok detention centre during the Nazi occupation. The analysis of male specific region of the human Y chromosome shows that including phylogenetic analysis into the complex process led by the Polish Genetic Database of Victims of Totalitarianism may help with the final identification of hundreds of anonymous victims.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Marta Diepenbroek
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street 72, Szczecin, Poland.
| | - Sandra Cytacka
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street 72, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Maria Szargut
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street 72, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Joanna Arciszewska
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street 72, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Grażyna Zielińska
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street 72, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Andrzej Ossowski
- Department of Forensic Genetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street 72, Szczecin, Poland
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Ossowski A, Diepenbroek M, Zwolski M, Falis A, Wróbel M, Bykowska-Witowska M, Zielińska G, Szargut M, Kupiec T. A case study of an unknown mass grave — Hostages killed 70 years ago by a Nazi firing squad identified thanks to genetics. Forensic Sci Int 2017; 278:173-176. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
|
9
|
Population analysis and forensic evaluation of 21 autosomal loci included in GlobalFiler™ PCR Kit in Poland. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2017; 29:e38-e39. [PMID: 28522272 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2017] [Revised: 05/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
|
10
|
Alghafri R, Zupanič Pajnič I, Zupanc T, Balažic J, Shrivastava P. Rapidly mutating Y-STR analyses of compromised forensic samples. Int J Legal Med 2017; 132:397-403. [PMID: 28466124 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-017-1600-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Rapidly mutating Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (RM Y-STRs) were identified to improve differentiation of unrelated males and also to enable separating closely and distantly related males in human identity testing in forensic and other applications. RM-Yplex assay was developed as a single multiplex that is capable of simultaneously amplifying all currently known RM Y-STRs, and reproducibility and sensitivity testing were performed on reference samples. Additional analyses are necessary to test its suitability for analysing compromised forensic samples. For this purpose, we applied the RM-Yplex assay to approximately 70-year-old skeletons that were used as a model for poorly preserved, challenging forensic samples. We analysed 57 male skeletal remains (bones and teeth) from 55 skeletons excavated from the Second World War (WWII) mass graves in Slovenia. The RM-Yplex typing was successful in all 57 samples; there were 56% full profiles obtained, and in partial profiles, up to 7 locus drop-outs were observed and they appeared correlated with low DNA quantities and degradation of DNA obtained from WWII bone and tooth samples. The longest loci, DYS403S1b, DYS547, DYS627 and DYS526b, were the most often dropped-out RM Y-STRs. In spite of high frequency of drop-out events, the RM-Yplex typing was successful in all WWII samples, showing the possibility of successful amplification of at least half of the RM Y-STRs even from the most compromised samples analysed.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Rashed Alghafri
- General Department of Forensic Sciences and Criminology, Dubai Police General Head Quarters, Al Tawar 1, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
| | - Irena Zupanič Pajnič
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Korytkova 2, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
| | - Tomaž Zupanc
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Korytkova 2, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - Jože Balažic
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Korytkova 2, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - Pankaj Shrivastava
- DNA Fingerprinting Unit, State Forensic Science Laboratory, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Sagar, 470001, India
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
The Y chromosome as the most popular marker in genetic genealogy benefits interdisciplinary research. Hum Genet 2016; 136:559-573. [DOI: 10.1007/s00439-016-1740-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
|