常染色体STR遗传标记在同胞鉴定中的应用

目的 探讨常染色体STR遗传标记用于鉴定两个体同胞关系的可行性。方法 用Power Plex~(TM)16体系15个STR基因座检测150对同胞个体和150对无关个体,ITO法计算同胞关系指数(PI_(FS))与同胞关系概率(W_(FS)),并比较两组W_(FS)值及两个体间等位基因匹配情况的差异,对前者进行组间差异的x~2检验。结果 100对(66.67％)同胞个体的W_(FS)大于0.9995;无关个体W_(FS)均小于0.8,其中100对(66.67％)W_(FS)小于0.27。同胞个体两个体间等位基因全相同的基因座个数为1～10个不等,平均5.49个,无关个体0～5个不等,平均1.33个;等位基因全不同的基因座个数,同胞个体0～6个不等,平均1.66个,无关个体2～11个不等,平均6.57个;等位基因半相同的基因座个数,同胞个体3～13个不等,平均7.85个,而无关个体1～13个不等,平均7.11个。经x~2检验,同胞个体和无关个体间全相同和全不同的基因座数差异均有极显著意义(P<0.001),半相同的基因座数差异无显著意义(P>0.05)。结论 PowerPlex~(TM)16体系可用于鉴定同胞关系。当两个体全不同基因座个数大于或等于6个,或全相同基因座数为0时,提示为无关个体;当两个体全不同基因座个数小于或等于1个,或全相同基因座数大于或等于6个时,提示为同胞。     

Use of sibling pairs to determine the familial searching efficiency of forensic databases

Pairs of individuals tested at the 13 CODIS core STR loci to determine sibship were used as a source of familial data that was seeded into a larger data set of 12,000 plus DNA profiles simulating a CODIS-like offender database. To determine whether known sibs could be found in the larger database two methods were used: degree of allele sharing and a kinship matching approach. The allele sharing method detected 62 of 109 of the known sib pairs (57%) while kinship matching detected 90 of the sib pairs (83%). Although kinship matching was the more efficient method of the two, the number of false positives generated prior to finding a true match was inversely related to the likelihood of sibship suggesting that many true siblings would not be easily found in a large forensic database via familial searching techniques.     

利用Identifiler分型系统推断同胞关系

目的探讨自主开发的同胞关系鉴定自动分析软件（ASI）对Identifiler分型系统进行同胞关系鉴定的可行性。方法应用本课题组所开发的软件ASI,对151对同胞及31 224对人工模拟无关个体进行Identifiler系统的15个常染色体STR基因座分型进行分析,计算亲权指数（PI）、同胞关系概率（WFS）和等位基因匹配情况,所获数据进行统计分析,自动计算排序。结果当WFS大于99.999%时,同胞个体占39.07%,无关个体占0%,两组具有显著差异,可以推断两个体同胞关系。当WFS介于1%~99.999%范围内,同胞个体和无关个体有部分重叠,同胞个体占60.93%,无关个体占21.3%,两者具有一定差异,可以通过增加检测STR基因座,再结合案情加作Y-STR、m tDNA检测,以推断两个体是否具有同胞关系。当WFS小于1%时,同胞个体占0%,无关个体占78.7%,可以推断两个体不具有同胞关系。个体间等位基因匹配结果表明：在检测Identifiler体系15个STR基因座时,当两个体常染色体STR基因座的全相同数目≥5时,或全不同数目≤1时,提示为同胞关系;当两个体全不同数目≥6时,或全相同数目≤1时,提示为无关个体,以此作为预测有无同胞关系的界值。结论Identifiler系统及同胞关系鉴定自动分析软件ASI可用于推断同胞关系。     

Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of sibship determination in the Caucasian population of the Russian Federation using the 23 STR loci VeriFiler panel

We performed a simulation study to evaluate sensitivity and specificity of sibship determination in the Caucasian population of the Russian Federation using 23 autosomal STR loci included in the VeriFiler Express (Applied Biosystems) kit. Population genetic data were obtained from 1609 unrelated Caucasian individuals from different regions of the Russian Federation. Several scenarios were analyzed: half siblings duo vs unrelated; half siblings vs unrelated (mother(s) will be genotyped); full siblings duo vs half siblings; full siblings vs half siblings (mother will be genotyped); full siblings duo vs unrelated.     

Investigation of 74 microhaplotypes for kinship testing in US populations

Microhaplotypes are markers that consist of haplotype blocks of SNPs, which can be analyzed by massively parallel sequencing technologies. These allow determining the haplotype phase at every locus by clonal sequencing each DNA strand. MHs are polymorphic loci with same size alleles, no stutter, and lower mutation rate than STRs. They can provide the same power of discrimination of STR-kits, thus useful for mixture deconvolution, but more accurate ancestry prediction than STRs. In this study we investigated the potential of a recently developed 74plex-MH panel for kinship testing using the Familias software.Samples from families of four major US population groups were collected and genotyped using the 74plex-MH panel. MH allele frequency data from 347 individuals were imported into Familias software along with STR allele frequency data of 29 loci (NIST dataset) from 1036 individuals. Different family scenarios were tested and these included unrelated vs parent-child, unrelated vs full siblings, unrelated vs half siblings, unrelated vs cousin pairs. The prediction of the kinship relation for the four populations of interest was reported as Log10 of the likelihood ratio (LR).Overall, the panel of 74MHs and 29STRs showed similar performance in predicting the correct kinship scenarios tested. Correct prediction was reported for parent-child, full siblings, and half sibling scenarios, but not for the cousin pairs scenario. The panel of 74 MHs showed larger Log10LR values than the 29 STR-assay, thus demonstrating the effectiveness of this biomarker as a tool for kinship testing in addition to mixture deconvolution and ancestry prediction.     

两种计数法预测叔侄关系的对比研究

目的对比等位基因全不同基因座及共有等位基因计数法预测叔侄关系的差异性、相似性及其效能,为侦破案件提供参考。方法以已知叔侄关系的204对作为实验组,无关个体的204对作为对照组,采用PowerPlex 21系统检测20个常染色体STR基因座,然后进行统计分析。结果设定等位基因全不同基因座数预测界值≤6个,发现叔侄关系的灵敏度为83.82%,特异性为74.02%,漏判率为8.82%,误判率为11.76%,系统效能为78.92%。共有等位基因数预测界值≥17个,发现叔侄关系的灵敏度为75.98%,特异性为77.45%,漏判率与误判率均为7.84%,系统效能为76.72%。结论等位基因全不同基因座计数法与共有等位基因数计数法有互补优势,联合应用能提高预测叔侄血亲关系的能力,对侦查具有良好的指导意义。     

ITO法和判别函数法在同胞关系鉴定中的应用

目的探讨ITO法和判别函数法在全同胞、半同胞关系鉴定中的应用价值。方法根据500对全同胞、50对半同胞及500对无关个体的15个STR基因座（PowerPlex^TM 16体系）的分型结果,采用ITO法分别计算全同胞关系指数（FSI）、半同胞关系指数（HSI）及其比值（FSI：HSI）。比较三组配对个体的等位基因匹配情况,计算分型结果全不同的基因座数（x0）、半相同的基因座数（x1）和完全相同的基因座数（x2）,利用SPSS 13．0分析软件建立全同胞、半同胞和无关个体的判别函数。结果（1）以FSI≥19、FSI〈1作为全同胞与无关个体的判别标准,交互准确率为96.4％;以HSI≥19、HSI〈I作为半同胞与无关个体的判别标准,交互准确率为85.3％;以FSI：HSI≥1、FSI：HSI〈1作为全同胞与半同胞的判别标准,交互准确率为87．5％。（2）分别建立了全同胞-半同胞-无关个体、全同胞-无关个体、半同胞-无关个体、全同胞-半同胞4组判别函数．判别函数交互准确率为84．4％～97．7％,其中同胞-无关个体判别准确率最高。结论ITO法与判别函数法在全同胞、半同胞鉴定中均具有较高的应用价值。     

A test for carrion fly full siblings: a tool for detecting postmortem relocation of a corpse

We propose a genetic test for full sibship for a pair of carrion flies that could reveal the postmortem relocation of a corpse. A carrion fly larva is sometimes left behind when a corpse is moved. The discovery of full sibling larvae of approximately the same developmental stage at two locations would strongly suggest that a corpse was moved between those two sites. Distributions of pairwise comparisons of relatedness (R) coefficients were generated using amplified fragment length polymorphism profiles for nine samples of laboratory-generated full siblings as well as for a reference sample of nonfull sibling Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae). The mean relative R coefficient, a pairwise measure of the proportion of shared alleles, was 0.479 (±0.289 SD) for full siblings, close to the theoretical expectation of 0.5. A likelihood ratio (LR) test was based on observed distributions of R. R >0.55 corresponded to an LR >1000 favoring full sibship for that pair of individuals.     

The polymorphisms of 12 X-STR loci in six ethnic populations in China

To explore the genetic polymorphisms of 12 X-STR loci for Guangdong Han population and other five minor ethnic populations (Tibetan, Mongolian, Korean, Uighur and Hui) in China, 1298 samples from unrelated individuals of these 6 ethnic populations were amplified with Investigator™ Argus X-12 multiplex PCR system. 238 alleles were observed totally, which included 66 off-ladder alleles. All the loci showed no difference in sex-related allele frequency. The combined discrimination power (CDP) was ranged from 0.999999996 to 0.999999999 in males for these 6 populations and the CDP value in females was all reached 0.999999999. The combined mean exclusion chance (CMEC) was ranged from 0.999998336 to 0.999999926 in duo paternity cases and 0.999999987 to 0.999999999 in trio paternity cases in 6 populations. All of the 12 loci were in accordance with Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium after Bonferroni's correction. Linkage disequilibrium was observed for DXS10103–DXS10101 pair in 6 populations. Significant differences between all pairs of populations were observed at 2–11 loci respectively. The phylogenetic tree consisted of two main branches for these 6 populations, which was consistent with the geographic and historic distributions.     

Problems of assessing sibship probabilities by means of genetic analysis

Nowadays, kinship studies based only on STR analysis are a very common practice. Apart from regular paternity cases, there is a rising number of cases in which the type of sibship between two persons has to be determined. Very often the parents or further relatives are unavailable for testing, so that the probability e. g. for a half-sibship has to be calculated as a deficiency situation. 50 unrelated persons (Group 1), 50 full siblings (Group 2), and 50 half-siblings (Group 3) were genotyped using the 15 STRs comprised by the AmpFlSTR Identifiler multiplex PCR-kit to investigate the reliability of common statistics programs and the indicative value of the calculated probabilities. Using a commercially available statistics program, we calculated probabilities for the following hypotheses: 1. The persons investigated are full siblings; 2. the persons investigated are half-siblings; 3. the persons investigated are unrelated. After STR analysis, half-sibling probabilities between 0.03 %-97.56% for group 1, between 0.01%-78.46% for group 2, and between 24.28%-90.18% for group 3 were calculated. In addition, the authors present two complicated deficiency cases which could be resolved only by extensive DNA typing using X- and Y-chromosomal loci, respectively, as well as the investigation of further relatives. The results of this study suggest that typing of autosomal STRs alone is no sufficient tool for resolving cases of possible half-sibship, even if probabilities of more than 90.0% are obtained. Due to the results of our study we suggest the implementation of mandatory standards for the investigation and interpretation of complicated kinship cases.     

Empirical analysis of the STR profiles resulting from conceptual mixtures

Samples containing DNA from two or more individuals can be difficult to interpret. Even ascertaining the number of contributors can be challenging and associated uncertainties can have dramatic effects on the interpretation of testing results. Using an FBI genotypes dataset, containing complete genotype information from the 13 Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) loci for 959 individuals, all possible mixtures of three individuals were exhaustively and empirically computed. Allele sharing between pairs of individuals in the original dataset, a randomized dataset and datasets of generated cousins and siblings was evaluated as were the number of loci that were necessary to reliably deduce the number of contributors present in simulated mixtures of four or less contributors. The relatively small number of alleles detectable at most CODIS loci and the fact that some alleles are likely to be shared between individuals within a population can make the maximum number of different alleles observed at any tested loci an unreliable indicator of the maximum number of contributors to a mixed DNA sample. This analysis does not use other data available from the electropherograms (such as peak height or peak area) to estimate the number of contributors to each mixture. As a result, the study represents a worst case analysis of mixture characterization. Within this dataset, approximately 3% of three-person mixtures would be mischaracterized as two-person mixtures and more than 70% of four-person mixtures would be mischaracterized as two- or three-person mixtures using only the maximum number of alleles observed at any tested locus.     

IBD法在堂表亲缘关系鉴定中的应用

目的 使用血缘一致性(identity by descent,IBD)法计算堂表亲缘关系的堂表关系指数(first cousin index,FCI)和累积堂表关系指数(combined first cousin index,CFCI),为IBD法鉴定两个个体是否具有堂表亲缘关系提供科学手段.方法 取124对堂表兄弟姐...     

判别函数在同胞鉴定中的应用

目的探讨判别函数法在全同胞与半同胞鉴定中的应用价值。方法根据360对全同胞、90对半同胞及360对无关个体的15个STR基因座分型结果,计算全不同(X0)、半相同(X1)和完全相同(X2)的基因座数目,分别根据DFS1=3.898X0+3.973X1-19.481,DHS1=5.687X0+5.300X1-35.112及DR1=7.309X0+5.533X1-44.941的全同胞/半同胞/无关个体判别函数、DFS2=3.872X0+3.931X1-18.895及DR2=7.303X0+5.473X1-44.298全同胞/无关个体判别函数和DHS3=10.227X0+10.436X1-66.102及DR3=11.863X0+11.089X1-79.494半同胞/无关个体判别函数进行判别。结果判别准确率:①用全同胞/半同胞/无关个体判别函数,全同胞组为83.61%,半同胞组为81.11%,无关个体组为83.06%;②用全同胞/无关个体判别函数,全同胞组为96.39%,无关个体组为98.61%;③用半同胞/无关个体判别函数,半同胞组为88.89%,无关个体组为85.00%。结论本文3种判别函数可应用于同胞鉴定,尤其运用全同胞/无关个体判别函数判断同胞关系准确率高,有较高的应用价值。     

Matching and partially-matching DNA profiles

The DNA profiles of two individuals can have 0, 1, or 2 pairs of alleles that are the same at each locus. These events may be called mismatches, partial matches or matches, respectively, and they have probabilities that depend on the population proportions of alleles as well as the population structure parameter theta. The observed and expected numbers of pairs of individuals with various numbers of matching or partially matching loci in FBI and Australian databases are found to be in good agreement provided theta is set equal to some small value greater than zero. The likelihood ratios for two individuals having a specified degree of relationship versus being unrelated also depend on the numbers of matching and partially matching loci, but even unrelated pairs of individuals can have likelihood ratios that support hypotheses of relatedness. Matching probabilities allow predictions to be made for the sizes of databases that are expected to contain a pair of individuals with high numbers of matching loci. It is very likely that two individuals with at least 9 matching loci among the 13 CODIS loci have already been typed.     

Characterization and haplotype analysis of 10 novel Y-STR loci in Chinese Han population

In this study, we analyzed allelic sequences of 10 novel Y-specific STR loci, DYS454, DYS510, DYS513, DYS520, DYS542, DYS544, DYS552, DYS561, DYS587 and DYS593, surveyed the distribution of haplotypes in a Chinese Han population. Extracted DNA was amplified with PCR, followed by a horizontal non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis with discontinuous buffer system. Purified alleles were sequenced on DNA sequencer (ABI Model 377) to verify the number of motif repeats. The number of alleles observed at each locus ranged from 3 to 8, yielding 102 haplotypes in 103 unrelated males samples. The allele diversity values for each locus ranged from 0.2099 (DYS544) to 0.7523 (DYS552). The haplotype diversity using all these loci was 0.9998. Our study revealed that they were valuable Y-specific markers for forensic applications.     

Allele frequencies of four VNTR loci in the Chinese population in Hong Kong

DNA specimens isolated from the blood samples of 209 unrelated Chinese persons were characterised with four probes, i.e. MSI (D1S7), YNH24 (D2S44), pH30 (D4S139) and TBQ7 (D10S28), in conjunction with the restriction enzyme HaeIII to establish a population DNA-profile database. Each locus showed a fairly wide distribution of alleles and high heterozygosity. The sizes of alleles ranged between 0.73 and 19.95 kb for the D1S7 locus, between 0.78 and 4.72 kb for the D2S44 locus, between 2.53 and 15.74 kb for the D4S139 locus, and between 0.66 and 6.53 kb for the D10S28 locus. The heterozygosities for the D1S7, D2S44, D4S139 and D10S28 loci were 97.6%, 92.3%, 86.6% and 96.2%, respectively. Allele frequencies were determined using the ‘fixed-bin’ approach. The bins were based on the 30-band pattern of the molecular size marker used in this laboratory (GIBCO BRL 4401SA). The most commonly observed bin frequencies for the four loci ranged from 9% to 19%. When a default minimum bin frequency of 10% and the product rule based upon the principles of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were used to calculate the most common genotype frequencies, the values ranged from 2.1% to 6.4%. The minimum composite discriminating potential of the four loci, expressed as the product of the frequency of the most common genotype for each locus, was about 1 in 770 000.     

24个Y-STR基因座等位基因频率的群体差异分析

目的调查华东地区汉族无关个体24个Y-STR基因座的群体遗传学多态性,比较华东汉族和广东汉族人群间的群体差异性。方法应用GFS 24Y STR荧光检测试剂盒,对华东地区268名汉族无关个体24个Y-STR基因座进行群体遗传学分析。比较华东汉族和广东汉族人群的等位基因频率,进行群体差异分析。结果华东地区268名汉族无关个体24个Y-STR基因座共检出235个等位基因,267种单倍型,GD值范围为0.564 9~0.966 8。华东汉族和广东汉族人群在DYS622、DYS552、DYS443等12个基因座的等位基因间的差异有统计学意义。结论 GFS 24Y STR荧光检测试剂盒中的Y-STR基因座具有良好的遗传多态性,可应用于父系亲缘关系鉴定。     

采用Identifiler系统判定消化系统肿瘤组织身源准则探讨

目的 探讨采用Identifiler系统进行消化系统肿瘤组织身源判定时共有等位基因数(IAn)和全相同基因座数(A2)的标准.方法 在对l05对消化系统肿瘤组织-身源正常组织对进行Identifiler系统分型的基础上,依据IAn和A2的有限分布原则,将IAn的16种取值代入已建立的相应判别函数,通过Fisher判别准...     

依据共有STR基因座数判别全同胞关系

目的建立并探讨基于共有STR基因座数的全同胞关系判别方法。方法根据280对全同胞（fullsibling,FS）及2 003对无关个体（unrelated individual,UI）Identifiler系统15个STR基因座的分型结果,采用计数法计算全不同基因座数（A0）、半相同基因座数（A1）和全相同基因座数（A2）,依据ITO法计算每对受试者的全同胞指数（FSI）,应用判别分析得出基于共有基因座数或FSI进行全同胞及无关个体关系判别的Fisher判别函数,并比较其判别效能。结果全同胞对中的A1、A2和无关个体对中的A0、A1均呈正态分布,全同胞对中的A0和无关个体对中的A2均呈偏态分布。A1在两组人群中的分布差异无统计学意义（P〉0.01）。同时采用A0和A2建立的全同胞及无关个体关系的判别函数分别为ZFS=0.99817A0＋4.24442A2-12.77970和ZUI=2.014 56 A0＋1.546 58 A2-7.280 76。采用上述判别函数进行全同胞及无关个体关系判别的平均错判率为0.049 0。上述判别函数的判别效能与基于FSI的判别函数的判别效能差异无统计学意义。结论可以采用Identifiler系统的共有基因座数进行全同胞及无关个体关系的判别,所建立的判别公式的判别效能与经典ITO法相近。     

X-chromosome STRs analysis of Ewenke ethnic population

X-chromosome STR, known as microsatellite, is a kind of the most information genetic markers for specific biological materials. Because the size of X-chromosome STR alleles is small, generally including 100-350 nucleotides, it is relatively easy to be amplified and detected with high sensitivity. We have investigated 10 X-chromosome STR loci in an Ewenke ethnic population who live in Neimengu of northeast China. Allele frequencies of 10 X-chromosome STR loci, including DXS7133, DXS6799, DXS8378, DXS7423, DXS6804, HPRTB, DXS7424, DXS7132, DXS6789 and DXS101, were obtained from healthy unrelated individuals (45 females and 53 males) of Ewenke ethnic group.