Use of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Fingerprints for Identity Determination: Comparison with Traditional Paternity Testing Methods—Part I
Tonelli, LA
Laboratory supervisor, manager of the Research and Development Laboratory, and director of laboratories, respectively, Celhnark Diagnostics, Germantown, MD.

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

Anderson, MB
Laboratory manager, Cellmark Diagnostics, Germantown, MD.

Green, DJ
President, BMA Labs, Woburn, MA.

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

Cotton, RW
Laboratory supervisor, manager of the Research and Development Laboratory, and director of laboratories, respectively, Celhnark Diagnostics, Germantown, MD.

Dykes, DD
Research director, deceased, Analytical Genetic Testing Center, Denver, CO.

Garner, DD
Laboratory supervisor, manager of the Research and Development Laboratory, and director of laboratories, respectively, Celhnark Diagnostics, Germantown, MD.


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:
deoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), forensic science, genetic testing, genetic typing, paternity, pathology and biology

Paper ID: JFS356901265

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Author Tonelli LA, Markowicz KR, Anderson MB, Green DJ, Herrin GL, Cotton RW, Dykes DD, Garner DD Title Use of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Fingerprints for Identity Determination: Comparison with Traditional Paternity Testing Methods—Part I Symposium , Committee on