Forensic genetic study of 29 Y-STRs in Korean population

Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat (Y-STR) analysis has been a very useful tool both in paternity lineage studies and in forensic genetic analyses, particularly for solving sexual assault cases.[1,2] As the importance of Y-STR analysis in forensics has increased, the number of Y-STR markers including rapidly mutating (RM) Y-STRs in commercial kits has grown considerably to overcome the low discrimination capacity of Y-STR analysis.[3 –7]

Source: Legal Medicine - August 31, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Ju Yeon Jung, Ji-Hye Park, Yu-Li Oh, Han-Sol Kwon, Hyun-Chul Park, Kyung-Hwa Park, Eun Hye Kim, Dong-Sub Lee, Si-Keun Lim Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research