According to the ISFG guidelines on the use of X-chromosome, the biostatistical evaluation in kinship analysis is based on a likelihood ratio approach, but since in calculation linkage and recombination events should be accounted for, an accurate estimate of mutation and recombination rates of X-markers analyzed is required. Due to the mode of genetic transmission and physical location, sometimes X-chromosome markers can be more informative than autosomal STRs and their analysis could be considered a supplementary tool in DNA testing. The increased demand to forensic laboratories for kinship investigations in complex cases explains the need not only to enlarge the Italian population database for 12 X-STRs routinely used for forensic application, but also to investigate the recombination fractions among markers. A collaborative exercise of the Italian Speaking Working Group Ge.F.I. was organized to evaluate mutation and recombination events in 12 X-STRs included in the Investigator Argus X12 kit. In order to explore the segregation stability, three-generation families (grandpa-mother-son) and two-generation families (mother-sons, father-daughters) for a total of 269 pedigrees were analyzed and calculations to estimate the recombination fractions between pairs of markers and mutation rates were performed. The statistical analysis showed evidence of inter- and intra-cluster recombination events, with almost free recombination for junction markers of linkage groups I and II and reduced recombination for linkage groups III and VI. We observed one- and two-step mutations, with an average value of 2.9 × 10−3.
Analysis of recombination and mutation events for 12 X-Chr STR loci : a Collaborative family study of the Italian Speaking Working Group Ge.F.I / C. Bini, C. Di Nunzio, S. Aneli, S. Sarno, M. Alù, E. Carnevali, E. Colao, M. Di Nunzio, M. Fabbri, P. Fattorini, P. Grignani, A. Piccinini, E. Ponzano, C. Robino, A. Rocchi, F. Scarnicci, C. Turchi, A. Verzeletti, S. Pelotti. - In: FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL: GENETICS SUPPLEMENT SERIES. - ISSN 1875-1768. - 7:1(2019 Dec), pp. 398-400.
Titolo: | Analysis of recombination and mutation events for 12 X-Chr STR loci : a Collaborative family study of the Italian Speaking Working Group Ge.F.I |
Autori: | |
Parole Chiave: | Italian pedigrees; Linkage analysis; Mutations; Recombination fraction; X markers |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/43 - Medicina Legale |
Data di pubblicazione: | dic-2019 |
Rivista: | |
Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigss.2019.10.027 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
File in questo prodotto:
File | Descrizione | Tipologia | Licenza | |
---|---|---|---|---|
main.pdf | Publisher's version/PDF | Administrator Richiedi una copia |