ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 5

Use of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Fingerprints for Identity Determination: Comparison with Traditional Paternity Testing Methods—Part I
Dykes, DD
Research director, deceased, Analytical Genetic Testing Center, CO

Garner, DD
Laboratory supervisor, manager of the Research and Development Laboratory, and director of laboratories, Cellmark Diagnostics, MD

Green, DJ
President, BMA Labs, MA

Herrin, GL
DNA Unit supervisor, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Division of Forensic Sciences, GA

Markowicz, KR
Technical specialist, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, and Dunner, DC

Tonelli, LA
Laboratory supervisor, manager of the Research and Development Laboratory, and director of laboratories, Cellmark Diagnostics, MD

Anderson, MB
Laboratory manager, Cellmark Diagnostics, MD

Cotton, RW
Laboratory supervisor, manager of the Research and Development Laboratory, and director of laboratories, Cellmark Diagnostics, MD

(Received 11 July 1988; accepted 29 December 1989)

Abstract

A study involving comparison of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fingerprinting test with traditional methods used for paternity testing is presented. Samples from 191 cases were tested for a series of blood group and polymorphic protein markers. DNA “fingerprints” were then obtained for all samples using the multilocus probes 33.6 and 33.15. The results of DNA fingerprinting correlated well with those of traditional methods and proved to be informative in cases where traditional methods yielded inconclusive or insufficient results.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), paternity, genetic testing

Paper ID: JFS12959J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12959J
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