MtSNP typing before mtDNA sequencing: Why do it? |
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Authors: | Paulo Dario Joana Bom Teresa Ribeiro Helena Geada |
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Institution: | aGenetics and Forensic Biology Department, National Institute of Legal Medicine, South Branch, Lisbon, Portugal;bFaculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal |
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Abstract: | Analysis of control mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) hypervariable regions is sometimes the only available method to study hair evidence in forensic casework although being a laborious technique. Nowadays there is a huge interest in new genetic markers such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to type degraded forensic samples. For that purpose, a 10-Plex mitochondrial SNP for haplogroup typing, chosen from several SNP studies and useful to study the most common populations in our laboratory was applied in forensic casework. Hair shafts from three forensic cases with different ethnic backgrounds were studied with mtDNA sequencing and compared with mitochondrial SNPs (mtSNPs) study. Coding mtSNP typing prior to sequencing can allow for a rapid screening in forensic casework, which is emphasized in the first two cases. Moreover, in cases in which mtDNA sequencing fails, mtSNPs can still be detected. This 10 SNP loci multiplex provides a less expensive and simpler method for mitochondrial typing compared to control region mtDNA sequencing, especially when used as a fast screening method. |
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Keywords: | MtSNPs SNaPshot Forensic casework |
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