| Literature DB >> 21519369 |
Toshio Morikawa1, Yuji Yamamoto, Satoru Miyaishi.
Abstract
We have developed a new method for sex determination based on simultaneous detection of the SRY (sex-determining region Y), STS (steroid sulfatase) and amelogenin (AMELX and AMELY) gene regions and their homologous sequences. The sex of 246 blood samples was correctly determined by this method. An AMELY-deleted male sample, which would have been erroneously considered female based solely on analysis of the amelogenin locus, was successfully identified as male by the present method. The detection limit of this method was 63 pg of genomic DNA, and the male DNA component could be detected from mixed samples having a male:female ratio as low as 1:10. This method was useful for degraded DNA and possessed the human specificity. Practical application to 35 autopsy cases is described.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21519369 DOI: 10.18926/AMO/45270
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Med Okayama ISSN: 0386-300X Impact factor: 0.892