Current Status of the Use of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Forensic Practices
- 1 July 2014
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers
- Vol. 18 (7), 455-460
- https://doi.org/10.1089/gtmb.2013.0466
Abstract
Forensic geneticists often use short tandem repeats (STRs) to solve cases. However, STRs can be insufficient when DNA samples are degraded due to environmental exposure and mass disasters, alleged and real relatives are genetically related in paternity or kinship analyses, or a suspect is lacking. In such cases, single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) can provide valuable information and thus should be seriously considered as a tool to help resolve challenging cases. In this review, the current status of SNP analyses in forensic applications and the comparative advantages and disadvantages of SNPs with other biomarkers are discussed.Keywords
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