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High polymorphism detected by massively parallel sequencing of autosomal STRs using old blood samples from a Chinese Han population.

ABSTRACT: The development of massively parallel sequencing (MPS) has quickly changed forensic short tandem repeat (STR) genotyping. By providing detailed sequence information, MPS technology may be used as an alternative or additional method to overcome the limitations of capillary electrophoresis-based STR profiling. Most current NGS processes are labour-intensive with regard to library preparation and require high-quality DNA template. In this study, a 16-plex STR typing system (SeqType^®R16) was used to achieve direct library preparation without DNA extraction and adaptor ligation. The efficiency of this system was tested in 601 individuals, including 593 old blood samples from the Chinese Han population and eight positive controls. It took approximately 4?hours for library preparation, including blood direct multiplex PCR (1.5?hours), mixing of the product (15?minutes), single tube purification (2?hours) and quantification (15?minutes). The results showed that MPS presented a broader allele range and higher discrimination power. Except for FGA and D19S433, the allele number almost doubled or more than doubled at all complex STR loci and simple STR loci, including D13S317, D16S539, D5S818, and D7S820. The range of discrimination power increased from 0.8008-0.9572 to 0.8401-0.9753, and the culminated matching probability decreased from 1.7?×?10^-15 to 1.1?×?10^-17.

SUBMITTER: Dai W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6908607 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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High polymorphism detected by massively parallel sequencing of autosomal STRs using old blood samples from a Chinese Han population.

Dai Wenshen W Pan Yajiao Y Sun Xiaochen X Wu Riga R Li Luo L Yang Dongming D

Scientific reports 20191212 1

The development of massively parallel sequencing (MPS) has quickly changed forensic short tandem repeat (STR) genotyping. By providing detailed sequence information, MPS technology may be used as an alternative or additional method to overcome the limitations of capillary electrophoresis-based STR profiling. Most current NGS processes are labour-intensive with regard to library preparation and require high-quality DNA template. In this study, a 16-plex STR typing system (SeqType<sup>®</sup>R16) ...[more]

PMID: 31831766

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Project description:BackgroundMassively parallel sequencing (MPS) is a promising supplementary method for forensic casework in short tandem repeats (STRs) genotyping, owing to several advantageous features in comparison to traditional capillary electrophoresis (CE). However, the application of MPS in casework requires accessible datasets from the worldwide population to enrich the allele frequencies of sequence-based STR genotypes.MethodsIn this study, we report the characterization of sequence-based allele frequencies of 58 STRs from a Tibetan population comprising 120 unrelated individuals using the ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep Kit. A concordance study evaluating MPS and CE allele data was performed to ensure that MPS is compatible with current CE-based forensic databases. The diversity of observed alleles, allele frequencies, and forensic parameters per locus by length (LB), sequence without flanking region (RSB), and sequence with flanking region (FSB) were analyzed and compared.ResultsThe concordance study demonstrated a concordance rate exceeding 99%. The combined random match probability (RMP) for the 26 A-STRs was 2.04 × 10-29 , 1.93 × 10-31 , and 9.56 × 10-33 for LB, RSB, and FSB, respectively. Similar trends were observed in other forensic parameters resulting from the increase in the number of unique alleles available. A total of 111 and 113 unique haplotypes in the Y-STR loci were observed when using length-based and sequence-based alleles, respectively. In addition, we identified 35 novel alleles at 25 loci and 25 polymorphisms in the flanking regions at 17 STRs.ConclusionsOur data suggest that MPS- and CE-derived alleles are compatible. MPS-based analysis of the STR data substantially increased the allele diversity and improved the forensic parameters, which clearly demonstrated the advantages of MPS in comparison to CE. With more pooled data and larger-scale validation, MPS could play a valuable role in forensic genetics and might be an additional tool for routine casework.

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High polymorphism detected by massively parallel sequencing of autosomal STRs using old blood samples from a Chinese Han population.

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High polymorphism detected by massively parallel sequencing of autosomal STRs using old blood samples from a Chinese Han population.

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