Gm/Km determination in sperm traces

In the forensic laboratories of the Federal Republic of Germany and West-Berlin 23 different semen stains and in our own laboratory 20 semen stains were typed in the gm/km-system doing 125 and 61 (own) test respectively. Examination was carried out by means of the haemagglutination method, which has been used successfully in typing bloodstains. Our critical assessment based on earlier experiences with semen stains was now confirmed and statistically evaluated: typing was successful in about 35-50% of the tests, but besides false-negative results, there was also a considerable percentage (4-10%) of false-positive ones. Therefore for the present it seems best to exclude the gm/km-typing of secretion stains from forensic investigations in order to avoid false incriminations or exonerations of suspects.     

Gm(1,2,4,10,21) and Km(1) factors in vitreous humor

The presence of Gm(1,2,4,10,21) and Km(1) factors in vitreous humor taken from human corpses was investigated. The results revealed a good agreement between the factors detected in this biological material and in blood. Their presence in vitreous humor is independent of the secretor type.     

Gm typing by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

A solid-phase ELISA for Gm typing is described. A mixture of anti-Gm serum (or monoclonal anti-Gm antibody) and test serum was incubated in microtiter wells coated with IgG or its fragments of appropriate Gm type. After washing of the wells, the bound antibody was detected with peroxidase-labeled second antibody. The Glm(3), G3m(16), and G3m(21) antigens could be identified by this technique. Since some of the human anti-Gm sera and anti-Rh0 sera required for the conventional hemagglutination-inhibition method are hard to obtain, the ELISA system using anti-Gm antibodies and no anti-Rh0 sera may serve as an alternative to the conventional method.     

Statistical distribution of the serum markers Gm(1), Gm(2), Gm(10) and Inv(1) in German probands and Turkish probands living in Germany

Frequencies of Gm- and Km-phenotypes were studied in German and Turkish individuals. Collected data originate from casework of police forensic science laboratories in West Germany and Berlin. Distribution of Km-phenotypes is homogeneous in Germans and Turks, while distribution of Gm-phenotypes shows significant heterogeneity.     

单克隆抗体酶联免疫吸附抑制试验测定G2m(n)因子及成都地区汉族频率调查

作者应用单克隆抗体,首次建立了检测人类免疫球蛋白同种异型 G2m(n)因子的酶联免疫吸附抑制试验。并调查了成都地区汉族群体 G2m(n)因子的频率。在被调查的517份血清中,G2m(n)因子阳性率为79.69%。由此计算出 G2m(n)基因频率为0.5493,方差为0.0004。     

Y-miniSTR: New application for compromised samples (population data)

In this work 127 unrelated individuals living in the North of Portugal were typed for 8 Y-miniSTRs (DYS504, DYS508, DYS522, DYS540, DYS556, DYS570, DYS576 and DYS632). One hundred and one different haplotypes were detected and 88 of them were found to be unique. Haplotype diversity (0.9936) and discrimination capacity (69.29%) were calculated.     

Gm/Km typing of bloodstains in U-bottom microtiter plates

A technique was developed for Gm/Km typing of bloodstains and sera in U-bottom microtiter plates. Gm/Km typing of sweat and urine samples was also attempted with limited success.     

STR-typer 10G/F试剂在单亲鉴定中的应用

目的观察和分析STR-typer 10G/F试剂盒在单亲鉴定中的作用。方法随机抽样湖北地区汉族个体206人静脉血样,Chelex-100法提取基因组DNA。采用STR-typer 10G/F试剂盒进行复合扩增,分型并计数基因型并计算基因频率、基因座杂合度(H)、标准三联体非父排除率(PE3)和二联体非父排除率(PE2)。结果 9个STR基因座等位基因数9～14个,基因型分布观察值与Hardy-Weinberg平衡理论值的差异均无显著性(P>0.05),杂合度在0.75以上,平均非父排除率0.57～0.75;STR-typer 10G/F试剂盒累积非父排除率(PE3)0.999 973,合并使用Identifiler Plus系统,累积非父排除率可达0.999 999 967 6。结论 STR-typer 10G/F系统多态性程度基本接近Identifiler Plus系统,在单亲鉴定时,可作为Identifiler试剂盒的有效补充。     

Km(3) identification by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) as an internal control for Km(1) activity determined by inhibition in dried bloodstains

A stability study comparing the identification of kappa marker Km(1), using the classical inhibition of agglutination, and the identification of Km(3), using an automated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique, was done. Preliminary tests were performed to establish the specificity and sensitivity of the methods. Based on the results, the quantities of stain required to detect each marker were determined. Blood samples from 24 staff donors of known phenotype were aged at room temperature and at 37 degrees C in the dried stain and liquid forms. In addition, 192 stains from cases 1 to 7 months old and 76 staff-donor stains from 1 1/2 to 10 years old were tested in dried stain form. The known sensitivity of the ELISA technique was exploited by deliverately testing a decreased quantity of antigen. As control stains were aged beyond the detectable limits of sensitivity, results consistently showed an almost simultaneous success or failure to detect Km(1) and Km(3). This indicates that the interpretive criteria established for ELISA are sufficiently demanding to eliminate the danger of reporting false Km(-1) results but true Km(3) results.     

HLA-DQA1 typing in Danes by two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based methods

A total of 280 persons were HLA-DQA1 typed by two different polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based methods: (i) a reverse dot-blot (RDB) method, which can differentiate between six alleles, and (ii) a combined PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and allele-specific amplification (ASA) method, which together recognise eight alleles. In 146 unrelated Danish individuals, the HLA-DQA1 alleles were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. For identity testing, the power of discrimination (PD) of HLA-DQA1 was 0.932 with the RDB method and 0.942 with the PCR-RFLP/ASA method. For paternity testing, the theoretical chance of exclusion in HLA-DQA1 of non-fathers was 0.634 with the RDB method and 0.660 with the PCR-RFLP/ASA method.     

中国北方汉族人群FUT6基因3个SNPs遗传多态性

目的对中国北方汉族人群FUT6基因编码区序列特征及等位基因多态性进行调查。方法测序分析30例中国北方汉族人FUT6基因整个编码区序列并鉴定其单倍型,采用复合PCR与复合限制性内切酶结合的RFLP法分析FUT6基因rs778805（C370T）、G855A及rs61147939（C907G）3个SNPs遗传多态性;应用Haploview4.1软件进行相关统计分析。结果 30例测序样本中共检出8个SNPs和6种单倍型,149例中国北方汉族个体C370T、G855A、C907G基因型分布均符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡。杂合度分别为0.544、0.416、0.510;多态信息含量为0.375、0.372、0.367;个人识别能力为0.600、0.651、0.603;非父排除率为0.187、0.186、0.183。PCR-RFLPs检出13种基因型,单倍型变异度为0.646。Haploview4.1软件分析表明3个SNPs处于连锁不平衡状态。结论中国北方汉族人群FUT6基因编码区序列呈现出高度多态性;C370T、G855A、C907G位点多态性分布良好,但处于连锁不平衡状态。     

G3m(21) typing by ELISA and dot immunobinding with enzyme-labeled monoclonal anti-G3m(21) antibody

Simple, rapid methods are described for G3m(21) typing with peroxidase-labeled monoclonal anti-G3m(21) antibody. In G3m(21) typing by ELISA, microtiter wells were coated directly with the test antigen, which was detected with the enzyme-labeled monoclonal antibody. To further simplify the procedure, a dot immunobinding method was developed. The antigen in the test serum applied onto a nitrocellulose membrane was successfully detected with the enzyme-labeled monoclonal antibody. These methods, particularly the dot immunobinding, are suitable for forensic casework because they are rapid and simple and require no technical skill.     

Y-chromosomal STR haplotypes in three ethnic groups and one cosmopolitan population from Tunisia

The 11 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) included in the Promega Corporation PowerPlex Y System (DYS19, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385, DYS437, DYS438 and DYS439) were typed in three ethnic groups ("Andalusians", Berber and Arab) and one cosmopolitan population (Tunis) from Tunisia, summing up 247 individuals, and 139 different haplotypes. Focusing the analysis on the seven Y-STRs of the YHRD Minimal Haplotype Core (DYS385 excepted), "Andalusians" showed no differences from the Cosmopolitan and the Arab samples previously published (our Arab sample presented an extremely low haplotype diversity), but were different from the Berbers. The Berbers from Tunisia were not different from those from Morocco.     

Gm(11) grouping of dried bloodstains

An absorption inhibition method for the detection of gamma marker Gm(11) in dried bloodstains is described. Particular reference is made to the association of Gm(11) with Gm(-1, -2). When a dried bloodstain fails to inhibit anti-Gm(1) and anti-Gm(2), this may represent a true Gm(-1, -2) result or there may be insufficient material to inhibit either antibody. The detection of Gm(11) in a bloodstain extract provides an objective means of confirming the apparent absence of Gm(1) and Gm(2) as representing a true Gm(-1, -2) result. This antigen compares very well with other blood group systems with regard to the amount of bloodstain required for analysis and its stability. No evidence is available for preferential loss of Gm(1) and Gm(2) relative to Gm(11) in dried bloodstains.     

非分泌型的基因型与血型物质的分泌研究

阐明非分泌型的基因型与血型物质分泌量和Lewis表型的关系。应用时间决定性荧光免疫测定法（TR－FIA），检测传统的A型Lewis阳性非分泌型个体唾液中H、A及Lewis抗原含量，并以序列特异性PCR，确定其基因型。非分泌型个体唾液中检出了高含量的Lea抗原，其中8例不同程度的检出了少量H、A和Leb抗原，其FUTZ位点为se2／se2纯合型，属Le（a＋b＋）型；1例基因型为se3／se5杂合型，未能检出H、A及Leb抗原，属Le（a＋b－）型。se2是弱分泌基因，se3及se5是非分泌基因。     

Genetic variation of 23 STR loci in a Northeast Colombian population (department of Santander)

The most efficient markers to solve filiation cases are the STRs, including complex cases that require the analysis of a greater number of markers. In this study samples from 123 unrelated individuals from the department of Santander (northeast Colombia) were typed for 23 autosomal STRs included in VeriFiler express kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific),and their allele frequencies and parameters of forensic relevance were determined. Results demonstrate independence within and between the loci analyzed, and the accumulate power of exclusion for the full set of markers was high (99.9996%), as well as the match probability, which was 1 in 8.77E + 29. Therefore, this northeast Colombian population database can be used in forensic to estimate the frequency of the genetic profile using of a multiple locus including in this DNA kit.     

Lewis typing of human bloodstains by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using monoclonal anti-Le(a) and anti-Le(b)

The Lewis blood grouping of human dried bloodstains could be determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using monoclonal anti-Le(a) and anti-Le(b) antibodies with an avidin-biotin complex (ABC). The bloodstains aged 1 year were used as samples, and approximately 1 mg of the stains was enough to type each Lewis antigen reliably by this method. The Lewis substances of 106 individual stains were correctly typed regardless of their ABO blood group system.     

Allele frequencies of six miniSTR loci (D10S1248, D14S1434, D22S1045, D4S2364, D2S441 and D1S1677) in a Spanish population

Allele frequencies and forensic parameters for six miniSTR autosomal loci (D10S1248, D14S1434, D22S1045, D4S2364, D2S441 and D1S1677) were obtained from a sample of 264 unrelated individuals from Spain. No significant deviations from Hardy-Weinberg expectations were found. Due to the small PCR products (<125 bp), the use of these non-CODIS (NC) miniSTRs can increase the probability that a degraded sample can be typed. Additionally, these systems can be used in routine paternity analyses where more markers are needed to increase the power of exclusion or in complex paternity cases (e.g. involving closely related individuals).     

Population genetic data of 15 tetrameric short tandem repeats (STRs) in Berbers from Morocco

The allele frequency distribution of 15 short tandem repeats (STR) loci contained in the AmpFlSTR Identifiler PCR Amplification Kit (Applied Biosystems), was determined in two Berber populations from Asni and Bouhria, in Central and Eastern Morocco, respectively. A total of 209 individuals were typed. No deviations from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were observed for Asni at the 15 STRs loci whereas for the Bouhria samples, two loci (D5S818 and TH01) showed significant departures from Hardy-Weinberg expectations (after Bonferroni's correction). All loci are highly polymorphic and population differentiation tests showed that the Moroccan samples from Asni and Bouhria have significant differences in 4 out of 15 loci (D21S11, D7S820, D16S539 and TPOX). The aim of the study was to obtain accurate allele frequencies relevant for forensic applications. Comparative analyses between our population data and other population samples gathered from the literature are also presented.