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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-4
pubmed:abstractText
We report the results of Spanish and Portuguese working group (GEP) of International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG) Collaborative Exercise 2001-2002 on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis. 64 laboratories from Spain, Portugal and several Latin-American countries participated in this quality control exercise. Five samples were sent to the participating laboratories, four blood stains (M1-M4) and a sample (M5) consisting of two hair shaft fragments. M4 was non-human (Felis catus) in origin; therefore, the capacity of the labs to identify the biological source of this sample was an integral part of the exercise. Some labs detected the non-human origin of M4 by carrying out immuno-diffussion techniques using antihuman serum, whereas others identified the specific animal origin by testing the sample against a set of animal antibodies or by means of the analysis of mtDNA regions (Cyt-b, 12S, and 16S genes). The results of the other three human blood stains (M1-M3) improved in relation to the last Collaborative Exercises but those related to hairs yielded a low rate of success which clearly contrasts with previous results. As a consequence of this, some labs performed additional analysis showing that the origin of this low efficiency was not the presence of inhibitors, but the low quantity of DNA present in these specific hair samples and the degradation. As a general conclusion the results emphasize the need of external proficiency testing as part of the accreditation procedure for the labs performing mtDNA analysis in forensic casework.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0379-0738
pubmed:author
pubmed-author:AlbarránCristinaC, pubmed-author:AlonsoAntonioA, pubmed-author:AlvarezSaraS, pubmed-author:CrespilloManuelM, pubmed-author:Di LonardoAna MariaAM, pubmed-author:DoutremepuichChristianC, pubmed-author:Fernández-FernándezIsabelI, pubmed-author:GómezJosefinaJ, pubmed-author:GusmãoLeonorL, pubmed-author:López-SotoManoloM, pubmed-author:LópezCarlos MCM, pubmed-author:LorenteJosé AJA, pubmed-author:MalaghiniMarceloM, pubmed-author:MartínezCarlos ACA, pubmed-author:ModestiNidia MNM, pubmed-author:MontesinoMartaM, pubmed-author:Pérez-LezaunAnnaA, pubmed-author:PalacioAna MariaAM, pubmed-author:ParedesManuelM, pubmed-author:PenaSergio D JSD, pubmed-author:PestanoJosé JJJ, pubmed-author:PrietoLourdesL, pubmed-author:PuenteJorgeJ, pubmed-author:SalaAndreaA, pubmed-author:SalasAntonioA, pubmed-author:Spanish and Portuguese Working Group of the International Society of..., pubmed-author:VideMariaConceiçaoM, pubmed-author:WhittleMartín RMR, pubmed-author:YunisJuan JJJ, pubmed-author:de la VegaAlberto GonzálezAG
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
134
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
46-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
The 2000-2001 GEP-ISFG Collaborative Exercise on mtDNA: assessing the cause of unsuccessful mtDNA PCR amplification of hair shaft samples.
pubmed:affiliation
Comisara General de Policía Científica, Sección de Biología-ADN, Madrid, Spain. biologia.adn@policia.es
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't