U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.

NCJRS Virtual Library

The Virtual Library houses over 235,000 criminal justice resources, including all known OJP works.
Click here to search the NCJRS Virtual Library

Harmonizing the Forensic Nomenclature for STR Loci D6S474 and DYS612

NCJ Number
309794
Journal
Forensic Science International-Genetics Volume: 70 Dated: May 2024 Pages: 103012
Author(s)
Martin Bodner; David Ballard; Lisa A. Borsuk; Jonathan L. King; Walther Parson; Christopher Phillips; Katherine Butler Gettings
Date Published
May 2024
Length
5 pages
Annotation

In this paper, researchers examine the forensic nomenclature for STR loci D6S474 and DYS612.

Abstract

In this study on forensic nomenclature for STR loci D6S474 and DYS612, researchers review the forensic literature and other relevant information and then provide suggestions for the future treatment of each STR. The autosomal STR D6S474 and the Y-chromosomal STR DYS612 have been reported in multiple ways in the forensic literature, with differences in both the bracketed repeat structures and counting of numerical length-based capillary electrophoresis (CE) alleles. These issues often come to light when STR loci are introduced in commercial assays and results compared with historical publications of allele frequency data, or multiple assays are characterized with reference materials. (Published Abstract Provided)