Forensic and population genetic analyses of Danes, Greenlanders and Somalis typed with the Yfiler® Plus PCR amplification kit

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Forensic and population genetic analyses of Danes, Greenlanders and Somalis typed with the Yfiler® Plus PCR amplification kit. / Olofsson, Jill Katharina; Mogensen, Helle Smidt; Buchard, Anders; Børsting, Claus; Morling, Niels.

In: Forensic Science International: Genetics, Vol. 16, 05.2015, p. 232-236.

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Olofsson, JK, Mogensen, HS, Buchard, A, Børsting, C & Morling, N 2015, 'Forensic and population genetic analyses of Danes, Greenlanders and Somalis typed with the Yfiler® Plus PCR amplification kit', Forensic Science International: Genetics, vol. 16, pp. 232-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2015.02.006

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Olofsson, J. K., Mogensen, H. S., Buchard, A., Børsting, C., & Morling, N. (2015). Forensic and population genetic analyses of Danes, Greenlanders and Somalis typed with the Yfiler® Plus PCR amplification kit. Forensic Science International: Genetics, 16, 232-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2015.02.006

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Olofsson JK, Mogensen HS, Buchard A, Børsting C, Morling N. Forensic and population genetic analyses of Danes, Greenlanders and Somalis typed with the Yfiler® Plus PCR amplification kit. Forensic Science International: Genetics. 2015 May;16:232-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2015.02.006

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Olofsson, Jill Katharina ; Mogensen, Helle Smidt ; Buchard, Anders ; Børsting, Claus ; Morling, Niels. / Forensic and population genetic analyses of Danes, Greenlanders and Somalis typed with the Yfiler® Plus PCR amplification kit. In: Forensic Science International: Genetics. 2015 ; Vol. 16. pp. 232-236.

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title = "Forensic and population genetic analyses of Danes, Greenlanders and Somalis typed with the Yfiler{\textregistered} Plus PCR amplification kit",
abstract = "Recently, the Yfiler({\textregistered}) Plus PCR Amplification Kit (Yfiler({\textregistered}) Plus, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) was introduced. Yfiler({\textregistered}) Plus amplifies 27 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat loci (Y-STRs) and adds ten new Y-STRs to those analysed with the commonly used AmpFlSTR({\textregistered}) Yfiler({\textregistered}) PCR Amplification Kit (Yfiler({\textregistered}), Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA). Seven of the new Y-STRs are rapidly mutating Y-STRs (RM Y-STRs). In this study, 551 male individuals from Denmark, Greenland and Somalia were typed with Yfiler({\textregistered}) Plus. The results were compared to those obtained with Yfiler({\textregistered}) in the same individuals. Forensic and population genetic parameters were estimated for Yfiler({\textregistered}) Plus. Yfiler({\textregistered}) Plus had a higher power of discrimination than Yfiler({\textregistered}) in all three populations. Compared to Yfiler({\textregistered}), Yfiler({\textregistered}) Plus offers increased power of discrimination, which is obviously an advantage in crime case investigations. However, the inclusion of seven RM Y-STRs in Yfiler({\textregistered}) Plus makes it less attractive for relationship testing because of the relatively high combined mutation rate, approximately 15%.",
author = "Olofsson, {Jill Katharina} and Mogensen, {Helle Smidt} and Anders Buchard and Claus B{\o}rsting and Niels Morling",
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AU - Buchard, Anders

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AU - Morling, Niels

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N2 - Recently, the Yfiler(®) Plus PCR Amplification Kit (Yfiler(®) Plus, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) was introduced. Yfiler(®) Plus amplifies 27 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat loci (Y-STRs) and adds ten new Y-STRs to those analysed with the commonly used AmpFlSTR(®) Yfiler(®) PCR Amplification Kit (Yfiler(®), Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA). Seven of the new Y-STRs are rapidly mutating Y-STRs (RM Y-STRs). In this study, 551 male individuals from Denmark, Greenland and Somalia were typed with Yfiler(®) Plus. The results were compared to those obtained with Yfiler(®) in the same individuals. Forensic and population genetic parameters were estimated for Yfiler(®) Plus. Yfiler(®) Plus had a higher power of discrimination than Yfiler(®) in all three populations. Compared to Yfiler(®), Yfiler(®) Plus offers increased power of discrimination, which is obviously an advantage in crime case investigations. However, the inclusion of seven RM Y-STRs in Yfiler(®) Plus makes it less attractive for relationship testing because of the relatively high combined mutation rate, approximately 15%.

AB - Recently, the Yfiler(®) Plus PCR Amplification Kit (Yfiler(®) Plus, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) was introduced. Yfiler(®) Plus amplifies 27 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat loci (Y-STRs) and adds ten new Y-STRs to those analysed with the commonly used AmpFlSTR(®) Yfiler(®) PCR Amplification Kit (Yfiler(®), Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA). Seven of the new Y-STRs are rapidly mutating Y-STRs (RM Y-STRs). In this study, 551 male individuals from Denmark, Greenland and Somalia were typed with Yfiler(®) Plus. The results were compared to those obtained with Yfiler(®) in the same individuals. Forensic and population genetic parameters were estimated for Yfiler(®) Plus. Yfiler(®) Plus had a higher power of discrimination than Yfiler(®) in all three populations. Compared to Yfiler(®), Yfiler(®) Plus offers increased power of discrimination, which is obviously an advantage in crime case investigations. However, the inclusion of seven RM Y-STRs in Yfiler(®) Plus makes it less attractive for relationship testing because of the relatively high combined mutation rate, approximately 15%.

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