Method to predict the chance of developing a male profile out of mixtures of male and female DNA

Int J Legal Med. 2012 Jan;126(1):157-60. doi: 10.1007/s00414-011-0615-0. Epub 2011 Sep 8.

Abstract

In forensic examination it is a standard to take vaginal swabs from victims of sexual assault for further molecular genetic analysis. Laboratories then are usually confronted with mixtures of lots of female and only a small amount of male DNA. Nowadays it is possible to work with specific Y chromosomal markers after DNA extraction by differential lysis. The determined ratio of autosomal DNA and Y chromosomal DNA can be used to identify the possibility of generating a male profile in these samples.

MeSH terms

  • Blood
  • Chromosomes, Human, Y / genetics*
  • DNA Fingerprinting*
  • Female
  • Forensic Medicine / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rape*
  • Spermatozoa
  • Tandem Repeat Sequences
  • Vaginal Smears