Análisis de STRs de cromosoma X: su utilidad en casos de filiación / Analysis of X-Chromosome markers: utility in paternity identification

ABSTRACT

Analysis of X-chromosome markers is being increasingly used in special paternity cases. Here, we present a complex case composed of mother, child and three sibs of the decaesed alleged father. Exlcusion of the alleged biological relationships between child and the alleged group could be confirmed by typing a set of 10 X-chromosome STRs (short tandem repeat) in addition to the 17 autosomal STRs routinely analyzed, proving that analyses of these X-chromosome STRs is a useful supplementary tool in special situations of disputed paternity.