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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2013;37(2):57-65.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2013.37.2.57    Published online May 31, 2013.
Analysis of Kinship Index Distributions in Koreans Using Simulated Autosomal STR Profiles.
In Seok Yang, Hwan Young Lee, Su Jeong Park, Woo Ick Yang, Kyoung Jin Shin
1Department of Forensic Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kjshin@yuhs.ac
2DNA Analysis Laboratory, DNA Forensic Division, Supreme Prosecutors' Office, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
Kinship testing in forensic casework is largely based on a likelihood ratio (LR) approach with short tandem repeat (STR) markers; however, in order to efficiently identify potential relatives in a specific population, the threshold values for kinship prediction should be determined by analyzing the kinship index distributions of the population in question. In this study, 250,000 DNA profiles were simulated using allele frequencies at 20 autosomal STR loci in Koreans, then the LRs were calculated for true close relatives and unrelated pairs. The LR distributions in related and unrelated pairs under a given relationship were compared in 2 sets of 13 Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and 20 STR profiles. Using 13 CODIS STRs, true relatives in parent/child and full-sibling relationships were sufficiently discriminated from unrelated pairs with LR thresholds of 1,000 and 100, respectively. However, the CODIS STRs lacked the discriminatory power to differentiate between related and unrelated pairs in uncle/nephew and first cousin relationships due to high false-positive and false-negative rates with a LR threshold of 10. Increasing the number of STR loci to 20 increased discrimination of close relatives, but high false results remained in uncle/nephew and first cousin relationships. The kinship index data from this study will help make decisions on various kinship testing and familial searching in Koreans.
Key Words: STR, Kinship index, Simulation, Familial searching, Koreans
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