Autosomal Short Tandem Repeat Analysis of Ancient DNA by Coupled Use of Mini- and Conventional STR Kits

Chang Seok Oh, Sang Jun Lee, Jun Bum Park, Soong Deok Lee, Seung Bum Seo, Hye Yeon Kim, Jaehyup Kim, Yi Suk Kim, Dong Hoon Shin

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Abstract

Multiplex autosomal short tandem repeat (STR) genotyping enables researchers to obtain genetic information from ancient human samples. In this study, we tested newly developed AmpFℓSTR ® MiniFiler™ kit for autosomal STR analysis of ancient DNA (aDNA), using human femurs (n=8) collected from medieval Korean tombs. After extracting aDNA from the bones, autosomal STR analyses were repeated for each sample using the AmpFℓSTR ® MiniFiler™ and Identifiler™ kits. Whereas only 21.87% of larger-sized loci profiles could be obtained with the Identifiler™ kit, 75% of the same loci profiles were determined by MiniFiler™ kit analysis. This very successful amplification of large-sized STR markers from highly degraded aDNA suggests that the MiniFiler™ kit could be a useful complement to conventional STR kit analysis of ancient samples.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)820-825
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Forensic Sciences
Volume57
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • AmpFℓSTR Identifiler™ kit
  • AmpFℓSTR MiniFiler™ kit
  • Ancient DNA
  • Autosomal short tandem repeat genotyping
  • Forensic science
  • Korea
  • Medieval human sample

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Genetics

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