陈旧骨骼DNA提取

目的寻找从陈旧骨骼中提取DNA的有效方法。方法运用传统的有机法结合Microcon100纯化柱提取骨骼DNA。结果用常规荧光标记复合STR基因分型法可对提取到的陈旧骨骼DNA进行成功分析。结论有机法结合Micrcon100纯化柱提取陈旧骨骼DNA法可有效应用于实际检案。     

利用AutoMate Express~(TM)自动化法医DNA提取系统提取骨骼及牙齿DNA

目的探讨建立骨骼及牙齿DNA自动化提取的新方法。方法将33份骨骼及15份牙齿样本分别用冷冻研磨和手工处理两种方法研磨成粉,采用AutoMate ExpressTM自动化法医DNA提取系统提取DNA并定量。结果 AutoMate ExpressTM自动化法医DNA提取系统能够在3h左右完成骨骼、牙齿DNA的提取,两种方法处理的骨骼样本所得DNA质量浓度差异无统计学意义。冷冻研磨处理的骨骼和牙齿样本均获得了较好的STR分型结果,且牙齿样本所得DNA质量浓度高于手工提取所得。结论应用AutoMate ExpressTM自动化法医DNA提取系统是自动化提取骨骼、牙齿DNA的一种新方法,可应用于法医实际案件检验。     

利用AutoMate Express~(TM)系统提取陈旧性骨骼DNA

目的建立利用AutoMate Express~(TM)系统提取陈旧性骨骼DNA的方法。方法将骨骼用冷冻研磨机研磨成骨粉,经AutoMate Express~(TM)系统提取后,用Identifiler~Plus、MiniFiler~(TM)试剂盒扩增分型。结果10例保存在不同环境中、死亡时间在10~20年的骨骼样本利用AutoMate Express~(TM)系统3 h内完成DNA提取,有8例获得完整STR分型。结论 AutoMate Express~(TM)系统能快速、高效地提取陈旧性骨骼DNA,可应用于法医实际案件检验。     

纳米磁珠提取法在骨骼DNA提取中的应用

目的对纳米磁珠法提取纯化骨骼DNA的效果进行比较评价,为方法选择提供应用参考。方法取泥土掩埋、水中浸泡1~10年不等的25根长骨,经水洗、刮净,液氮冷冻研磨器将骨骼研磨成粉末状,分别应用纳米磁珠提取法和King Fisher仪器自动化提取法提取DNA,IdentifilerPlus试剂盒进行扩增,ABI 3100遗传分析仪进行STR分型检测;对两种方法提取的DNA定量和经扩增、分型检测的结果进行比较。结果骨骼样本采用纳米磁珠法提取到的样本DNA(1.237 5ng/μL±0.319 2ng/μL),较之King Fisher法的浓度(0.506 2ng/μL±0.280 5ng/μL)更高,两种方法间差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);而纳米磁珠法的分型成功率亦更高,两种方法间差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论用纳米磁珠提取纯化骨骼DNA,能得到高质量DNA模板,有利于提高分型检验的成功率,可在实际检案中选择使用。     

PrepFiler Express BTA~(TM)裂解液联合硅珠法快速提取骨骼DNA

目的建立方便、快捷的提取骨骼DNA的方法。方法对15份长骨样本清洗消毒后,采用电钻钻取骨屑,使用PrepFiler Express BTA~(TM)裂解液进行裂解消化后,应用手工硅珠吸附纯化进行DNA提取检验。结果有14份样本获得满意的STR分型,仅1份样本未获得STR分型,检出率为93.33%。结论本研究建立的骨骼DNA快速提取方法操作简单、便捷、有效,适应性强,值得推广应用。     

陈旧性骨骼DNA提取方法的探索

目的探索陈旧性骨骼DNA的提取方法。方法收集4~15年陈旧骨骼样本,去除表面污染物,经脱钙、裂解提取各样本DNA,使用QIAquickPCR Purification试剂盒进行纯化,检测DNA纯度和浓度,应用Power PlexFusion荧光标记复合扩增系统进行扩增,AB-3500型遗传分析仪检测STR分型。结果 15例陈旧性骨骼经提取、纯化,提取的DNA模板浓度较高,在42.9~176.4ng/μL之间,A260/A280值较稳定,在1.06~1.40之间;所有样本均获得完整STR分型。结论该方法简便快速,提取效果好,能够适用于法医学实际检案。     

人骨骼及牙齿DNA提取方法的比较和优化

目的人骨骼和牙齿DNA提取方法的比较和优化。方法收集18份不同个体的长骨、30颗磨牙和同一个体2根股骨、8颗磨牙。利用TissueLyser-Ⅱ组织破碎仪和PreFiler Express BTA^TM法医DNA提取试剂盒（BTA法）,应用Automate Express^TM自动化法医DNA提取系统提取DNA,进行STR分型,与脱钙法进行比较,并进行实验条件优化。结果用TissueLyser-Ⅱ结合BTA法,约2.5h即可完成骨骼和牙齿的DNA提取,分型成功率分别为94.4%和96.7%。与脱钙法比较,两种方法获得DNA质量浓度和检出率比较接近（P〈0.05）,但BTA法在操作过程方面更具优势。最佳样本量为100mg,消化时间为2h。结论采用TissueLyser-Ⅱ组织破碎仪结合BTA法对骨骼和牙齿进行DNA提取和分型检验,能满足实际检案的要求,可在法医学实践中选择使用。     

两种提取骨骼、牙齿DNA的方法

目的建立提取骨骼、牙齿DNA的新方法。方法收集380例骨骼、牙齿检材,其中347份为常规骨骼、牙齿(常规组),33份为陈旧骨骼、牙齿(疑难组)。常规组检材以Handy-Eco仪器、疑难组则用冷冻研磨仪研磨成粉,以Kingfisher自动化系统提取DNA,用Identifiler Plus进行STR分型检测。结果用HandyEco Kingfisher法(H-K法)成功提取345例常规骨骼、牙齿检材的DNA,成功率99.42%;用Freeze-mill Kingfisher法(FM-K法)成功获取32例疑难骨骼、牙齿检材的DNA,成功率96.97%。结论采用H-K法和FM-K法对骨骼和牙齿DNA的检验成功率较高,可选择应用于工作实践中。     

应用磁珠法提取陈旧骨骼DNA

目的探讨采用磁珠法提取陈旧骨骼DNA的可行性。方法取经土埋或室外暴露下存放1~5年不等的10根长骨,经水洗、刮净,钻取骨密质骨粉3g,应用EQ1000磁珠试剂盒提取DNA,经复合扩增,ABI 3130XL基因分析仪电泳分离,进行STR分型检测。结果 10根长骨均获得完整的STR分型,电泳图谱基线干净,除个别大片段基因座外,等位基因荧光信号分布均衡性较好。结论采用磁珠法提取陈旧骨骼的DNA,能满足分型要求,可在实际检案中选用。     

人体脂肪组织DNA提取方法的比较

在法医物证学检验中，进行DNA分型的检材多为血液（痕）、毛发、指甲、肌肉组织及骨骼等，极少选择脂肪组织。脂肪组织采用常规方法提取模板DNA效果不佳，本文通过对不同提取方法进行比较，以探索可适用于脂肪组织DNA提取的方法。     

用chelex-100提取骨骼DNA的研究

建立了应用chelex-100加蛋白酶K提取骨骼DNA的方法,并对1～30年31例骨骼进行了实验.该方法操作简单、快速、重复性好,灵敏度以及阳性率高,适用于法医学鉴定.     

Effect of blood stained soils and time period on DNA and allele drop out using Promega 16 Powerplex kit

Blood stained soils may be of great interest in forensic incidents. Amplification of DNA from soil is often inhibited by co-purified contaminants. Different soils types from Pakistan and Turkey were stained with blood and samples were collected systematically after specified intervals. Rapid, inexpensive, large-scale DNA extraction method involving minimal purification was developed. DNA was quantized using Spectrophotometer and Fluorometer and was confirmed by Agarose Gel Electrophoresis. DNA extracted from different soils in different periods showed a remarkable decrease in yield as well as degradation in every extraction. PCR amplification was performed using various DNA targets present in Promega 16 Powerplex^® System kit. Amplification could not carry out in all loci especially in degraded samples taken after 20 days. Allele n locus drop out was noticed which shows that DNA was degraded. For some loci more than 2 alleles were also noticed showing contamination while working with the blood stained soils.     

Efficiency evaluation of a DNA extraction and purification protocol on archival formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue

Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue (FF-PET) is an invaluable resource for retrospective molecular genetic studies, but the extraction of high-quality genomic DNA from FF-PET is still a problematic issue. Despite the range of DNA extraction methods currently in use, the association of phenol–chloroform extraction and silica-based purification protocols, reported in ancient DNA studies on archaeological bones, has, to our knowledge, not been used for DNA extraction from FF-PET yet. The present study compared the efficiency of three DNA extraction and purification protocols from two different FF-PET substrates, heart and liver, by using quantitative PCR and multiplex amplification.We showed that the method, using phenol–chloroform and the QIAamp DNA mini^® Kit (Qiagen), was the most effective DNA extraction and purification method and that the DNA quantity extracted from liver is statistically more important than that extracted from heart. Autosomal STR typing by multiplex amplifications gave partial allelic profiles with only small size products (less than 300 bases) amplified, suggesting that DNA extracted from FF-PET was degraded.In conclusion, the protocol presented here, previously described in studies on ancient bones, should find application in different molecular studies involving FF-PET material.     

陈旧骨骼及牙齿的性别检验

为分析陈旧骨骼及牙齿的性别，建立了从陈旧人骨骼和牙齿中提出DNA的方法。通过PCR技术扩增，得到X－Y染色体上的单拷贝同源基因片断（AmelogeninGene）。结果显示，从死亡后2年、4年、7年和10年的4个骨骼和牙齿样品中，均成功地获得了特异的PCR扩增片段。女性为单一的106bp条带，男性为106bp和112bp两条谱带。其快速、简单、可靠，为陈旧骨骼和牙齿的性别鉴定提供了方法。     

Forensic human identification: Investigation into tooth morphotype and DNA extraction methods from teeth

When a body is decomposed, hard tissues such as teeth may provide the only DNA source for human identification. There is currently no consensus as to the best DNA extraction method, and there is a lack of empirical data regarding tooth morphotype and condition that may impact DNA recovery. Therefore, this study sought to investigate which variables significantly improved DNA concentration, integrity and profiling success. A total of 52 human teeth were assessed, representing all tooth morphotypes from three deceased individuals. DNA was extracted using both the QIAamp® DNA Investigator Kit and the phenol-chloroform method. DNA concentration and degradation index were assessed using real time PCR, prior to conventional DNA profiling. Contrary to international guidelines promoting the use of molars, DNA profiling from molars was the least successful, with premolars, followed by canines, performing the best. The presence of fillings reduced the DNA quantity and quality obtained and may explain the poor performance of molars. DNA from the maxillae were significantly less degraded when the QIAamp® was used, although this did not influence DNA profiling success. A significant increase in DNA concentration, integrity and profiling success was observed in diseased teeth (periodontitis) compared to those without disease. This may be due to increased white blood cell presence at the site. There was no significant difference in DNA profiling success between the two DNA extraction methods. However, different teeth yielded failed DNA profiles for each extraction method, suggesting that repeated attempts, using alternative DNA extraction methods, is recommended. The recovery of additional DNA profiling information from degraded samples may help to ultimately reduce the burden of unidentified human remains.     

Development of Multiple Assays using 46 SNPs for Comprehensive mtDNA Haplogrouping and Application to Highly Degraded DNA

Six multiplex PCR systems using single‐base extension reactions to analyze 46 mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)‐coding region single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that define 42 haplogroups, that is, 24 major mtDNA haplogroups and 18 subclades, were devised. To improve the usefulness of the established systems for the analysis of degraded DNA samples, novel primers to render amplicons with sizes <150 bp were designed. By applying these systems to 214 Japanese individuals, 24 different haplogroups (power of discrimination = 93.4%) were found. To assess the effectiveness of our systems in grouping degraded DNA, an ancient bone sample of a Jomon skeleton was analyzed and then classified as haplogroup N9b. We conclude that the present systems are powerful screening tools for major haplogroups of mtDNA in addition to the prevalent subhaplogroups in the Japanese population and that these systems are capable of analyzing highly degraded DNA samples in forensic studies.     

染色混合精斑涂片DNA检验方法的研究

建立了染色混合精斑涂片DNA的提取方法,通过两步扩增的技术与垂直聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳及银染色法,成功检测了3个STR位点.结果显示,所有染色涂片DNA分型均与对照血样一致,苏木素-伊红(HE)染色比酸性复红-美蓝(Baecchi)染色对DNA的降解作用要小;涂片灵敏度检验可达到少于10个精子,且室温保存一年以内的涂片其灵敏度光显著差异.该方法简单、快速、可靠,为染色混合精斑涂片的PCR分析提供了新方法.     

Case report: Identification of skeletal remains using short-amplicon marker analysis of severely degraded DNA extracted from a decomposed and charred femur

Applying two extraction protocols to isolate DNA from a charred femur recovered after a major forest fire, a range of established and recently developed forensic marker sets that included mini-STRs and SNPs were used to type the sample and confirm identity by comparison to a claimed daughter of the deceased. Identification of the remains suggested that the individual had been dead for 10 years and the DNA was therefore likely to be severely degraded from the combined effects of decomposition and exposure to very high temperatures. We used new marker sets specifically developed to analyze degraded DNA comprising both reduced-length amplicon STR sets and autosomal SNP multiplexes, giving an opportunity to assess the ability of each approach to successfully type highly degraded material from a challenging case. The results also suggest a modified ancient DNA extraction procedure offers improved typing success from degraded skeletal material.     

Validation of the InnoXtract™ DNA extraction method for bone,teeth, and rootless hair

Forensic casework samples often include human hairs, teeth, and bones. Hairs with roots are routinely processed for DNA analysis, while rootless hairs are either not tested or processed using mitochondrial DNA. Bones and teeth are submitted for human remains identifications for missing persons and mass disaster cases. DNA extraction from these low templates and degraded samples is challenging. The new InnoXtract DNA extraction method utilizes magnetic beads that are optimized to bind small DNA fragments, as small as 100 base pairs, to purify high-yield DNA from compromised samples. This validation study evaluates InnoXtract's ability to obtain amplifiable DNA from samples such as rootless hairs and skeletal remains. Studies performed include sensitivity, stability, repeatability, reproducibility, non-probative samples, and comparison to standard organic extractions. Sensitivity studies demonstrate average yield recoveries ranging from 53% to 100% and 73% to 85% for the InnoXtract hair and bone methods, respectively. Studies demonstrate consistent results across a range of sample types, such as insulted and un-insulted bone and teeth, as well as hair shafts from donors of various ages, gender, race, and hair characteristics. The InnoXtract bone method outperformed organic extraction. The method was successfully automated on a MagMAX™ Express-96, with recoveries over 70% relative to the manual version. InnoXtract has the potential as an automated high-throughput, high-yield bone extraction method with 6 h of total extraction time for up to 96 samples. The validation study results demonstrate that the InnoXtract kits produce high-yield and high-quality DNA from compromised bone, teeth, and hair shaft samples.     

Simple and highly effective DNA extraction methods from old skeletal remains using silica columns

The recovery of DNA data from old skeletal remains is often difficult due to degraded and very low yield of extracted DNA and the presence of PCR inhibitors. Herein, we compared several silica-based DNA extraction methods from artificially degraded DNA, DNA with PCR inhibitors and DNA from old skeletal remains using quantitative real-time PCR. We present a modified large-scale silica-based extraction combined with complete demineralization, that enables maximum DNA recovery and efficient elimination of PCR inhibitors. This is performed with high concentration of EDTA solution for demineralization of bone powder followed by QIAamp^® spin columns and buffers from the QIAquick^® PCR purification kit. We have successfully used this modified technique to perform STR analysis for 55-year-old skeletal remains. The results of this study will contribute to solve the forensic cases dealing with skeletal remains.