Systematic evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of sibship determination by using 15 STR loci

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 329-334

  Pu, Chang En ^a   Linacre, Adrian ^b  

^a Ministry Justice Investigation Bureau   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combined sibship index (CSI); Kinship; Sensitivity; Short tandem repeat (STR); Sibship; Specificity

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; PARENT; PATERNITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SIBLING;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIBLINGS; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 44349141695     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Wenk R.E., Traver M., and Chiafari F.A. Determination of sibship in any two persons. Transfusion 36 (1996) 259-262
2. Tzeng C.H., Lyou J.Y., Chen Y.R., Hu H.Y., Lin J.S., Wang S.Y., et al. Determination of sibship by PCR-amplified short tandem repeat analysis in Taiwan. Transfusion 40 (2000) 840-845
3. Wenk R.E., and Chiafari F.A. Distinguishing full siblings from half-siblings in limited pedigrees. Transfusion 40 (2000) 1148-1149
4. Gaytmenn R., Hildebrand D.P., Sweet D., and Pretty I.A. Determination of the sensitivity and specificity of sibship calculations using AmpFISTR profiler plus. Int J Legal Med 116 (2002) 161-164
5. Henke J., and Henke L. Which short tandem repeat polymorphisms are required for identification? Lessons from complicated kinship cases. Croat Med J 46 4 (2005) 593-597
6. Thomson J.A., Ayres K.L., Pilotti V., Barrett M.N., Walker J.I.H., and Debenham P.G. Analysis of disputed single-parent/child and sibling relationships using 16 STR loci. Int J Legal Med 115 (2000) 128-134
7. Reid T.M., Wolf C.A., Kraemer C.M., Lee S.C., Baird M.L., and Lee R.F. Specificity of sibship determination using the ABI identifiler multiplex system. J Forensic Sci 49 (2004) 1-3
8. Giroti R.I., Verma S., Singh K., Malik R., and Talwar I. A gray zone approach for evaluation of 15 short tandem repeat loci in sibship analysis: a pilot study in Indian subjects. J Clin Forensic Med (2006) 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.08.002
9. Short tandom repeat DNA internet database. http://www.cstl.nist.gov/div831/strbase.
10. Butler J.M. Kinship and parentage testing. In: Butler J.M. (Ed). Forensic DNA typing (2005), Elsevier Academic Press, MA, USA 529-537
11. Find 'best' cut-offs for maximizing sensitivity/specificity. Available from: http://www.natureserve.org/visitLocal/conftraining/edmworkshop/rochelp.p df. 2007.
12. Zou K.H., Wells III W.M., Kikinis R., and Warfield S.K. Three validation metrics for automated probabilistic image segmentation of brain tumors. Statist Med 23 (2004) 1259-1282
13. Kirkwood B.R., and Sterne J.A.C. Measurement error: assessment and implications. In: Kirkwood B.R., and Sterne J.A.C. (Eds). Medical statistics (2003), Blackwell Publishing, MA, USA 429-446
14. AABB, 2002 parentage testing annual report. MD, USA: American Association of Blood Banks; 2007. http://www.aabb.org/Documents/Accreditation/Parentage_Testing_Accreditat ion_Program/ptannrpt02.pdf.