Forensic efficiency evaluation of a novel 22-STR panel for kinship testing in Eastern Chinese Han population.

ABSTRACT: Short tandem repeats have been essential and fundamental genetic markers used in forensic individual discrimination and paternity testing since their discovery, especially those used in the Combined DNA Index System. Nevertheless, in cases of complex kinship identification, such as full-sibling, half-sibling, and uncle-niece relationships, the combined application of additional short tandem repeat loci is necessary to reach reliable identification conclusions. In this study, we evaluated the efficiency of an updated novel short tandem repeat genotyping system for kinship identification in the Eastern Chinese Han population. This 23-plex short tandem repeat system demonstrated strong discrimination power among individuals in the target population, with a combined power of discrimination and

SUBMITTER: Chen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12809537 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature