Hirak Ranjan Dash1, Kamayani Vajpayee1,2, Radhika Agarwal1, Anubha Gang3, Ritesh Shukla2, Ankit Srivastava4. 1. DNA Fingerprinting Unit, Forensic Science Laboratory, Bhopal, India. 2. Biological and Life Sciences Division, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, India. 3. Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, Indore, India. 4. Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, India.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Most of the forensic DNA laboratories have migrated to new generation STR kits of 6 dye chemistry with more than 20 autosomal STRs. The population-specific databases of such STR markers are lacking in many regions. AIM: To evaluate the effect of the inter-population database in 100 paternity trios with no inconsistencies at 23 STRs. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 100 paternity trios were evaluated considering inter-population allelic frequency values for calculation of Combined Paternity Index (CPI) and Probability of Paternity (POP). RESULTS: No significant variation (p < 0.05) among the allele frequencies at the interpopulation level was observed. The number of obligate alleles and the likelihood of transferring obligate alleles from the putative father showed a positive correlation (p < 0.005) with Power of Discrimination (PD), Polymorphic Information Content (PIC), Power of Exclusion (PE), Paternity Index (PI), Observed and Expected Heterozygosity (Ho and He), and a statistically significant negative correlation (p < 0.005) with Matching Probability (Pm). The average Combined Paternity Index (CPI) and Probability of Paternity (POP) did not show any statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) at the interpopulation level. CONCLUSION: The allelic database showed no effect on the CPI and POP in 100 paternity trios. This suggests no urgent need for using population-specific databases for statistical evaluation of paternity trios without inconsistencies.
BACKGROUND: Most of the forensic DNA laboratories have migrated to new generation STR kits of 6 dye chemistry with more than 20 autosomal STRs. The population-specific databases of such STR markers are lacking in many regions. AIM: To evaluate the effect of the inter-population database in 100 paternity trios with no inconsistencies at 23 STRs. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 100 paternity trios were evaluated considering inter-population allelic frequency values for calculation of Combined Paternity Index (CPI) and Probability of Paternity (POP). RESULTS: No significant variation (p < 0.05) among the allele frequencies at the interpopulation level was observed. The number of obligate alleles and the likelihood of transferring obligate alleles from the putative father showed a positive correlation (p < 0.005) with Power of Discrimination (PD), Polymorphic Information Content (PIC), Power of Exclusion (PE), Paternity Index (PI), Observed and Expected Heterozygosity (Ho and He), and a statistically significant negative correlation (p < 0.005) with Matching Probability (Pm). The average Combined Paternity Index (CPI) and Probability of Paternity (POP) did not show any statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) at the interpopulation level. CONCLUSION: The allelic database showed no effect on the CPI and POP in 100 paternity trios. This suggests no urgent need for using population-specific databases for statistical evaluation of paternity trios without inconsistencies.