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DNA microarray as a tool in establishing genetic relatedness--Current status and future prospects
Daniel Kling1, Jenny Welander, Andreas Tillmar
1Department of Forensic Genetics and Forensic Toxicology, National Board of Forensic Medicine, Artillerigatan 12, SE-587 58, Linköping, Sweden. Daniel.Kling@fhi.no
Forensic Science International. Genetics
|August 5, 2011
Summary
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) microarrays effectively determine genetic relationships up to second cousins. Careful marker selection and accounting for linkage disequilibrium are crucial for accurate kinship analysis in forensic genetics.
Area of Science:
- Genetics
- Forensic Science
- Bioinformatics
Background:
- Microarray technology has advanced genetic research.
- Current molecular genetic methods have limitations in establishing distant genetic relationships.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) microarrays for kinship determination.
- To identify suitable SNP markers for statistical evaluation of relatedness in forensic contexts.
Main Methods:
- Utilized Affymetrix GenomeWide SNP Array 6.0 with over 900,000 SNP markers.
- Performed pairwise and pedigree comparisons using R-package FEST and Merlin.
- Applied methods to two families with known relationships up to third cousins.
Main Results:
- Successfully distinguished relationships up to second cousins using 5774 selected markers (0.5cM genetic distance).
- Determining third cousin relationships requires more markers, with decreasing genetic distance.
- Overly dense marker sets may favor closer relationship hypotheses due to linkage disequilibrium assumptions.
Conclusions:
- SNP microarrays are suitable for kinship determination.
- Accurate analysis requires proper accounting for linkage disequilibrium.
- Further evaluation of linkage disequilibrium in computational models is needed.
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