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Analysis of short tandem repeat mutations in paternity cases from Masovian Voivodeship provinces form years 2018-2022 based on materials of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw = Analiza mutacji krótkich powtórzeń tandemowych w sprawach spornego ojcostwa w woj. mazowieckim w latach 2018-2022 na podstawie materiałów Katedry i Zakładu Medycyny Sądowej Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego

Publication date: 11.12.2023

Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology, 2023, Vol. 73 (2), pp. 139 - 148

https://doi.org/10.4467/16891716AMSIK.23.012.18687

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Krzysztof Żak
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Analysis of short tandem repeat mutations in paternity cases from Masovian Voivodeship provinces form years 2018-2022 based on materials of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw

Abstract

In paternity cases, genetic tests are of great importance as they allow to exclude or confirm paternity. As a result of paternity tests we can also obtain information on the frequency of short tandem repeat mutations, which are important in the statistical analysis of test results. A total of 468 cases of full paternity trios (mother, child and alleged father) were analysed from years 2018 - 2022 from the central part of Poland. For further analysis of the occurrence of the mutation 346 cases in which paternity was confirmed were qualified. DNA analysis was performed using the PowerPlex®Fusion 6C kit (Promega, USA). 36 mutations were observed in 13 of the 23 genetic markers analysed. 94.44% were one-step mutations and 5.56% were two-step mutations. Among those mutations, there were 18 insertions and 10 deletions, while in 8 cases it was not possible to determine whether an insertion or deletion occurred. There was also a significantly higher share of the father mutation in relation to the mother mutation at a ratio of 4.17:1.

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Information: Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology, 2023, Vol. 73 (2), pp. 139 - 148

Article type: Original article

Titles:

English:

Analysis of short tandem repeat mutations in paternity cases from Masovian Voivodeship provinces form years 2018-2022 based on materials of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw

Polish:

Analysis of short tandem repeat mutations in paternity cases from Masovian Voivodeship provinces form years 2018-2022 based on materials of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw = Analiza mutacji krótkich powtórzeń tandemowych w sprawach spornego ojcostwa w woj. mazowieckim w latach 2018-2022 na podstawie materiałów Katedry i Zakładu Medycyny Sądowej Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6349-7956

Krzysztof Żak
Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6349-7956 Orcid
All publications →

Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0124-0535

Magdalena Konarzewska
Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0124-0535 Orcid
All publications →

Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw

Published at: 11.12.2023

Received at: 21.07.2023

Accepted at: 16.11.2023

Article status: Open

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Żak, K, Konarzewska, M. Analysis of short tandem repeat mutations in paternity cases from Masovian Voivodeship provinces form years 2018-2022 based on materials of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw. Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology 2023, 139-148 (2023)