TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Identification of a criminal by DNA typing in a rape case in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
JO  - Sao Paulo Medical Journal - Revista Paulista de Medicina
A1  - Góes, Andréa Carla de Souza
A1  - Silva, Dayse Aparecida da
A1  - Domingues, Cristiane Santana
A1  - Sobrinho, João Marreiro
A1  - de Carvalho, Elizeu Fagundes
SP  - 77
EP  - 79
VL  - 120
IS  - 3
N2  - CONTEXT: Human DNA identification is a powerful tool for paternity cases as well as for criminal investigation, in which biological evidence is typed after collection from crime scenes and for the identification of human remains. OBJECTIVE: Identification of a criminal in a rape case with 4 suspects using STR and VNTR DNA analysis. TYPE OF STUDY: Forensic DNA analysis. SETTING: DNA Diagnostic Laboratory, Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PARTICIPANTS: Blood from 4 suspects and the victim, and skin from the fetus. PROCEDURES: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). RESULTS: Three of the suspects were excluded and one of them was identified as the biological father of the fetus after typing with CTT and FFv Multiplexes. Complementary DNA typing at 3 VNTR loci was also carried out. CONCLUSIONS: After typing four suspects using 6 STR loci, one of them was identified as the biological father of the fetus. In order to significantly enhance the Combined Paternity Index (PI), complementary DNA typing in 3 VNTR loci was carried out. The included suspect was found to be the biological father with a PI of 412,860 (Probability of Paternity: 99.9997%).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1516-3180
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -