Misinterpretation of results in medico-legal cases due to microdeletion in the Y-chromosome.

Mol Cell Probes

DNA Fingerprinting Laboratory, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.

Published: December 2010

In an alleged rape case, for one male suspect, XX genotype and deletion at four Y-STR loci was noticed. The expressions of 18 Y-linked genes were studied to measure the extent of deletion. No expressions at two loci were observed that might have caused the misinterpretations in forensic casework.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcp.2010.08.007DOI Listing

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