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Iyavoo S, Perry J, Knights S, Mavrommatis M, Petrova T, Bevan A, Cummings S, Pedroza Matute S, Song D, Haizel T. Unveiling genetic diversity and forensic utility of SureID® human DNA identification kits: a comprehensive analysis of 44 autosomal STR loci in English and Irish populations. Ann Hum Biol 2023; 50:399-406. [PMID: 37815229 DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2023.2265814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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Background: Human identification and kinship testing in forensic science rely on Short Tandem Repeat (STR) multiplex kits, typically containing loci recommended by standard sets. However, complementary kits with additional STR loci can be valuable in complex cases. Allele frequency databases specific to the population are essential for accurate forensic analysis.Aim: This study aimed to generate allele frequencies and population genetic data for 44 autosomal STR loci from SureID® PanGlobal and 27comp kits in English and Irish populations for forensic casework, human identification, and kinship testing.Subjects and methods: Buccal swab samples from 645 White Caucasians (365 English, 280 Irish) were collected. DNA was extracted and amplified using the mentioned kits. Quality control, statistical analysis, and genetic distance calculations were performed.Results: Both kits demonstrated robustness with no significant deviations from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (HWE). Variant alleles and minor discordances between kits were observed. Syntenic STR pairs were identified but showed no significant linkage. A close genetic relationship was found between English and Irish populations, allowing for combined databases.Conclusions: The SureID® PanGlobal and 27comp kits showed high discriminatory power and reliability in the English and Irish populations. Care is needed when handling variant alleles, discordances, and syntenic loci. Combining data from both populations is feasible for a comprehensive database. Further studies are required to explore their effectiveness in diverse populations.
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- Sasitaran Iyavoo
- IDna Genetics Limited, Norfolk, UK
- School of Chemistry, College of Health and Science, University of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK
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- School of Chemistry, College of Health and Science, University of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK
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- Ningbo Health Gene Technologies Co. Ltd, Ningbo, China
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Wang S, Song F, Xie M, Zhang K, Xie B, Huang Z, Luo H. Evaluation of a six-dye multiplex composed of 27 markers for forensic analysis and databasing. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2020; 8:e1419. [PMID: 32677357 PMCID: PMC7507347 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Short tandem repeat (STR) markers play a significant role in genetic applications and have proved to be effective for the personal identification in forensic medicine. In this study, a six-dye multiplex composed of 23 autosomal STR loci (TH01, D3S1358, Penta D, D6S1043, D21S11, TPOX, D1S1656, D12S391, Penta E, D10S1248, D22S1045, D19S433, D8S1179, D2S1338, D2S441, D18S51, vWA, FGA, D16S539, CSF1PO, D13S317, D5S818, D7S820), one Y chromosome STR (DYS391), two internal quality control markers (Quality Sensor QS1 and QS2), and Amelogenin was evaluated. METHODS Evaluation studies, including PCR-based studies, sensitivity studies, species specificity studies, stability studies, DNA mixture studies, concordance studies, and precision evaluations were performed according to the guidelines of "Validation Guidelines for Forensic DNA Analysis Methods (2016)" by the Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM). In addition, the forensic characteristics of 357 unrelated male samples from Han and Hui populations in China were investigated using 27 markers. RESULTS Full STR profiles were obtained from different reaction volumes (5 ~ 25 μl), cycle numbers (28 ~ 34 cycles) and annealing temperatures (58 ~ 62°C). All STR profiles were obtained at humic acid concentration of up to 200 ng/μl and hematin concentration of up to 500 μM. No peaks were observed in most common animal samples except two innovative internal PCR controls (Quality Sensor QS1 and QS2). The six-dye multiplex showed a notably high value for the combined probability of exclusion (CPE), exhibiting values of with 0.99999999977688 in the Han population and 0.999999999583875 in the Hui population. The values of combined probability of discrimination (CPD) were 0.999999999999999999999999999997453 in the Han population and 0. 999999999999999999999999999994398 in the Hui population. In addition, concordance studies showed that there was no difference with the AGCU Express Marker 22 Kit. CONCLUSION The results indicated that the Investigator® 26plex QS Kit is a robust, reliable, and suitable tool for forensic analysis and databasing.
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- Shuangshuang Wang
- Department of Forensic GeneticsWest China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic MedicineSichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Forensic GeneticsWest China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic MedicineSichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of ObstetricsXiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaChina
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- Department of Forensic GeneticsWest China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic MedicineSichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Forensic GeneticsWest China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic MedicineSichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Criminal Investigation Bureau of Sichuan Provincial Public SecurityChengduChina
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- Department of Forensic GeneticsWest China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic MedicineSichuan UniversityChengduChina
- Key Laboratory of Sichuan Higher Education, Criminal Science and Technology LaboratorySichuan Police CollegeLuzhouChina
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Griffin J, Kitsanta P, Perunovic B, Suvarna SK, Bury J. Digital pathology for intraoperative frozen section diagnosis of thoracic specimens: an evaluation of a system using remote sampling and whole slide imaging diagnosis. J Clin Pathol 2019; 73:503-506. [PMID: 31806732 DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2019-206236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Digital pathology is now used for primary diagnostic work as well as teaching, research and consultation. In our multisite institution service reorganisation led to histopathology being located in a separate hospital from some surgical specialities. We implemented remotely supervised specimen sampling and frozen section diagnosis using digital pathology. In this study we assessed the concordance of glass and digital slide diagnosis using this system. METHODS We reviewed cases from the first 2 years of digital frozen section reporting at our institution. Cases with potential digital to glass slide discordance were reviewed by three experienced thoracic histopathologists. The reasons for discordance were determined and common themes identified. We also reviewed critical incidents relating to digital pathology during the study period. RESULTS The study population comprised 211 cases. Frozen section to final diagnosis concordance between digital and glass slide diagnosis was found in 196 (92.6%) cases. The 15 potentially discordant cases were reviewed. Intraobserver concordance between glass and digital slide review ranged from 9/15 to 12/15 cases across the three pathologists. Glass slide review diagnosis showed better concordance with ground truth in two cases; digital slide review was more accurate in two cases. One relevant critical incident was identified during the study period. DISCUSSION This is the largest study to examine digital pathology for thoracic frozen section diagnosis and shows that this is a safe and feasible alternative to glass slide diagnosis. Discordance between digital and glass slide diagnoses were unrelated to the processes of whole slide imaging and digital microscopy.
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- Jon Griffin
- Department of Histopathology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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Blanchet CJK, Fish EJ, Miller AG, Snyder LA, Labadie JD, Avery PR. Evaluation of Region of Interest Digital Cytology Compared to Light Microscopy for Veterinary Medicine. Vet Pathol 2019; 56:725-731. [PMID: 31113293 DOI: 10.1177/0300985819846874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Digital microscopy (DM) has been employed for primary diagnosis in human medicine and for research and teaching applications in veterinary medicine, but there are few veterinary DM validation studies. Region of interest (ROI) digital cytology is a subset of DM that uses image-stitching software to create a low-magnification image of a slide, then selected ROI at higher magnification, and stitches the images into a relatively small file of the embedded magnifications. This study evaluated the concordance of ROI-DM compared to traditional light microscopy (LM) between 2 blinded clinical pathologists. Sixty canine and feline cytology samples from a variety of anatomic sites, including 31 cases of malignant neoplasia, 15 cases of hyperplastic or benign neoplastic lesions, and 14 infectious/inflammatory lesions, were evaluated. Two separate nonblinded adjudicating clinical pathologists evaluated the reports and diagnoses and scored each paired case as fully concordant, partially concordant, or discordant. The average overall concordance (full and partial concordance) for both pathologists was 92%. Full concordance was significantly higher for malignant lesions than benign. For the 40 neoplastic lesions, ROI-DM and LM agreed on general category of tumor type in 78 of 80 cases (98%). ROI-DM cytology showed robust concordance with the current gold standard of LM cytology and is potentially a viable alternative to current LM cytology techniques.
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- Conor J K Blanchet
- 1 Lacuna Diagnostics, Inc, Fort Collins, CO, USA.,2 Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- 1 Lacuna Diagnostics, Inc, Fort Collins, CO, USA.,3 Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL, USA
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- 1 Lacuna Diagnostics, Inc, Fort Collins, CO, USA.,5 Marshfield Labs, Marshfield, WI, USA
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- 2 Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- 2 Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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Zeng Y, Hiti A, Moranville S, Vicent G, Chavira S, de Arruda Indig M, Graminske S, Boerner A, Schmidt A, Oreizy F, Chen A, Saleminik M, Mosqueda F, Lin A, Judge K. Human HLA-B27 typing using the BD™ HLA-B27 kit on the BD FACSVia™ system: A multicenter study. Cytometry B Clin Cytom 2018; 94:651-657. [PMID: 29476701 PMCID: PMC6174995 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.21630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Revised: 02/03/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The BD FACSVia™ system is a novel flow cytometer with improved workflow efficiencies. To evaluate the HLA‐B27 application developed on the BD FACSVia system utilizing the BD™ HLA‐B27 kit, we conducted a concordance study at three centers to compare with the BD FACSCalibur™ system. Prepared donor samples (n = 594) were analyzed on both the BD FACSVia and BD FACSCalibur for the HLA‐B27 assay. Adjudication of HLA‐B27 discordant results was performed using the reverse sequence‐specific oligonucleotide (rSSO) DNA typing method (LABType® SSO, One Lambda). On the BD FACSVia system 80 B27 positive, 499 B27 negative and 15 “Inconclusive” samples were observed. The corresponding BD FACSCalibur results were 73 B27 positive, 502 B27 negative and 19 “gray zone” samples. The overall concordance of HLA‐B27 determination was 98% between the two systems with seven more positives identified on BD FACSVia as compared to BD FACSCalibur. The equivocal zone between positive and negative on BD FACSVia (named “Inconclusive”) and on BD FACSCalibur (named “gray zone”) is due to antibody cross reactivity of HLA‐B27 clone GS145.2. One negative sample verified with the rSSO DNA method was reported as HLA‐B27 positive by the BD FACSVia system leading to a false positive result. Our study demonstrated concordance results between the BD FACSVia system and BD FACSCalibur. Intersite reproducibility of BD HLA‐B27 assay remained within the limits of acceptability. © 2018 The Authors. Cytometry Part B: Clinical Cytometry published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Clinical Cytometry Society
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- Yang Zeng
- BD Life Sciences, San Jose, California 95131
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033
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- BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233
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- BD Life Sciences, San Jose, California 95131
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- BD Life Sciences, San Jose, California 95131
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- BD Life Sciences, San Jose, California 95131
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Buckley CM, Kearney PM, Ali F, Bhuachalla CN, Casey C, Roberts G, Perry IJ, Bradley CP. Concordance studies between hospital discharge data and medical records for the recording of lower extremity amputation and diabetes in the Republic of Ireland. BMC Res Notes 2013; 6:148. [PMID: 23587134 PMCID: PMC3640954 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hospital discharge data have been used to study trends in Lower Extremity Amputation (LEA) rates in people with and without diabetes. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability of routine hospital discharge data in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) for this purpose by determining the level of agreement between hospital discharge data and medical records for both the occurrence of LEA and diagnosis of diabetes. METHODS Two concordance studies between hospital discharge data (HIPE) and medical records were performed. To determine the level of agreement for LEA occurrence, HIPE records were compared to theatre logbooks in 9 hospitals utilising HIPE over a two-year period in a defined study area. To determine the level of agreement for diabetes diagnosis, HIPE records were compared to laboratory records in each of the 4 largest hospitals utilising HIPE over a one week period in the same study area. The proportions of positive and negative agreement and Cohen's kappa statistic of agreement were calculated. RESULTS During a two-year study period in 9 hospitals, 216 LEAs were recorded in both data sources. Sixteen LEAs were recorded in medical records alone and 25 LEAs were recorded in hospital discharge records alone. The proportion of positive agreement was 0.91 (95% CI 0.88-0.94), the proportion of negative agreement was 0.99 (95% CI 0.98-0.99) and the kappa statistic was 0.91 (95% CI 0.88-0.94). During a one-week study period in 4 hospitals, 49 patients with diabetes and 716 patients without diabetes were recorded in both data sources. Eighteen patients had diabetes in medical records alone and 2 patients had diabetes in hospital discharge records alone. The proportion of positive agreement was 0.83 (95% CI 0.76-0.9), the proportion of negative agreement was 0.99 (95% CI 0.98-0.99) and the kappa statistic was 0.82 (95% CI 0.75-0.89). CONCLUSIONS This study detected high levels of agreement between hospital discharge data and medical records for LEA and diabetes in a defined study area. Based on these findings, we suggest that HIPE is sufficiently reliable to monitor trends in LEAs in people with and without diabetes in the RoI.
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- Claire M Buckley
- Department of General Practice, University College Cork, Room 2.57, Western Gateway Building, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine and Metabolism, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of General Practice, University College Cork, Room 2.57, Western Gateway Building, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine and Metabolism, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of General Practice, University College Cork, Room 2.57, Western Gateway Building, Cork, Ireland
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