title: [Multi-locus DNA fingerprints using oligonucleotide probe (CAC)5/(GTG)5 in the Chinese population].
abstract: In order to test the practical applicability of oligonucleotide fingerprinting in China we have investigated unrelated individuals, family members and a pair of twins from the Beijing area using the probe (CAC)5/(GTG)5. Except for the monozygotic twins highly variable banding patterns were demonstrated as expected for the randomly selected individuals but also for the relatives. On the basis of an initial survey of 50 unrelated individuals the calculated probability for obtaining by chance two identical multilocus patterns is very small (less than 1.93 x 10(-13). Therefore it seems reasonable to conclude that like in caucasians, (CAC)5/(GTG)5 fingerprints are completely individual-specific also in this population. Therefore they have already been used successfully for identification purposes and paternity tests in many actual cases.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Forensic Science Institute, PRC.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yassouridis
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Epplen
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods*; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes
chemical_list: D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes
vernacular_title: Multilokus DNA-Fingerabdrucke mittels der Oligonukleotidsonde (CAC)5/(GTG)5 in der chinesischen Bevölkerung.