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Investigation of paternity establishing without the putative father using hypervariable DNA probes
1Department of Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Jinrui Idengaku Zasshi. the Japanese Journal of Human Genetics
|September 1, 1990
Summary
DNA probes for paternity testing proved highly effective, even with a deceased father. DNA analysis provided conclusive evidence, surpassing traditional blood group markers in accuracy for establishing biological fatherhood.
Area of Science:
- Forensic Genetics
- Molecular Biology
- Human Genetics
Background:
- Paternity testing is crucial for legal and familial identification.
- Traditional methods using blood group markers have limitations in accuracy and discriminatory power.
- The deceased status of the putative father presented a challenge for conventional paternity testing.