Validation of a large Italian Database of 15 STR loci

Forensic Sci Int. 2006 Jan 27;156(2-3):266-8. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.03.001. Epub 2005 Apr 22.

Abstract

Results from a collaborative exercise with proficiency testing conducted by 20 Italian laboratories on the 15 loci included in the Identifiler kit were analyzed by allele sharing methods and by standard population genetics tests. The validated database, including about 1500 subjects, was merged with that of a previous exercise conducted on nine loci, and the resulting allele frequencies, subdivided by Italian region, were published on-line.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • DNA Fingerprinting / standards*
  • Databases as Topic*
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetics, Population*
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Tandem Repeat Sequences*