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Paternity Testing Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics

Recommendations on genetic investigations in paternity cases

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The International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) has established a Paternity Testing Commission (PTC) with the purpose of formulating international recommendations concerning genetic investigations in paternity testing. The PTC recommends that paternity testing be performed in accordance with the ISO 17025 standards. The ISO 17025 standards are general standards for testing laboratories and the PTC offers explanations and recommendations concerning selected areas of special importance to paternity testing.

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  1. Department of Forensic Genetics, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Frederik V's Vej 11, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark, , , , ,

    N. Morling &  C. Hallenberg

  2. Chapman Institute, Schusterman HSC, 44503 East 41 Street, Tulsa OK 74135, USA, , , , ,

    R. Allen

  3. Institute of Legal Medicine, San Francisco, s/n, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain, , , , ,

    A. Carracedo

  4. Gabinete de Medicina Legal, Instituto de Medicina Legal de Lisboa, Rua Manuel Bento de Sousa 3, 1150-219 Lisboa, Portugal, , , , ,

    H. Geada

  5. Laboratoire de Genetique Moleculaire, Institut de Biologie, CHU-Hotel Dieu, 9 Quai Moncousu, 44093 Nantes cedex 1, France, , , , ,

    F. Guidet

  6. Institut für Blutgruppenserologie und Genetik, Holsteinischer Kamp 67, 22081 Hamburg, Germany, , , , ,

    W. Martin

  7. University Clinic for Blood Group Serology and Transfusion Medicine, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria, , , , ,

    W. Mayr

  8. Rettsmedisinsk Institutt, University of Oslo, Rikshospitalet, 0027 Oslo, Norway, , , , ,

    B. Olaisen

  9. Istituto Medicina Legale, Universita Cattolica, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Roma, Italy, , , , ,

    V. Pascali

  10. Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Mainz, Am Pulverturm 3, 55131 Mainz, Germany, , , , ,

    P. Schneider

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Morling, .N., Allen, .R., Carracedo, .A. et al. Paternity Testing Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics. Int J Legal Med 117, 51–61 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-002-0344-5

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