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The PowerPlex® Fusion System (Promega, Madison, WI) is a short tandem repeat (STR) multiplex that allows co-amplification of 22 autosomal STRs, including the CODIS core and the European Standard Set loci, plus amelogenin for gender determination and DYS391 male specific marker included in order to avoid errors in gender assignment when null Y-alleles or deletions of the Y-chromosome short arm involve the amelogenin locus. Allele frequencies and forensic efficiency parameters were estimated in a population sample of 303 unrelated healthy individuals living in Northern Italy. No significant deviations from Hardy–Weinberg expectations were observed after applying Bonferroni’s correction for multiple testing. The combined power of discrimination was 0.999999999999 and the combined power of exclusion was 0.9999956. A rare 28 allele at locus D12S391 was observed, while one tri-allelic pattern at Penta E locus was detected. Population differentiation test revealed significant genetic diversity between our population sample and other European populations considered. The results showed that the PowerPlex® Fusion System is one of the most informative kit available in forensic genetics and may prove useful in both human identification and kinship analysis.
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Turrina, S., Ferrian, M., Caratti, S. et al. Evaluation of genetic parameters of 22 autosomal STR loci (PowerPlex® Fusion System) in a population sample from Northern Italy. Int J Legal Med 128, 281–283 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-013-0934-4
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