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DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG): an update of the recommendations on the use of Y-STRs in forensic analysis

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The DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG) regularly publishes guidelines and recommendations concerning the application of DNA polymorphisms to the problems of human identification. A previous recommendation published in 2001 has already addressed Y-chromosome polymorphisms, with particular emphasis on short tandem repeats (STRs). Since then, the use of Y-STRs has become very popular, and numerous new loci have been introduced. The current recommendations address important aspects to clarify problems regarding the nomenclature, the definition of loci and alleles, population genetics and reporting methods.

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  1. IPATIMUP, Porto, Portugal

    L. Gusmão

  2. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

    J. M. Butler

  3. Institute of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    A. Carracedo

  4. Forensic Science Service, Birmingham, UK

    P. Gill

  5. Department of Forensic Molecular Biology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    M. Kayser

  6. Department of Blood Group Serology and Transfusion Medicine, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    W. R. Mayr

  7. Department of Forensic Genetics, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    N. Morling

  8. Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Department of Forensic Biology, New York, NY, USA

    M. Prinz

  9. Institute of Legal Medicine, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

    L. Roewer

  10. Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    C. Tyler-Smith

  11. Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Cologne, Melatenguertel 60-62, 50823, Cologne, Germany

    P. M. Schneider

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Gusmão, L., Butler, J.M., Carracedo, A. et al. DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG): an update of the recommendations on the use of Y-STRs in forensic analysis. Int J Legal Med 120, 191–200 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-005-0026-1

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