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Precision DNA Mixture Interpretation with Single-Cell Profiling.

Jianye Ge^1,2, Jonathan L King¹, Amy Smuts¹

¹Center for Human Identification, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.

|November 27, 2021

Summary

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This study introduces a new workflow for interpreting single-cell forensic DNA mixtures, improving accuracy over standard methods. This approach enhances the analysis of complex DNA evidence in casework.

Keywords:

DNA forensics DNA mixture clustering algorithm consensus profile mixture interpretation number of contributors single-cell

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Area of Science:

Forensic Science
Genetics
Molecular Biology

Background:

Interpreting forensic DNA mixtures is challenging.
Single-cell technologies offer new possibilities for mixture analysis.
Systematic interpretation workflows for single-cell mixture data are lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and assess a comprehensive interpretation workflow for single-cell DNA mixture profiles.
To evaluate the accuracy of estimating the number of contributors (NOC) and recovering true alleles.
To explore the potential for deconvolving mixtures with related contributors.

Main Methods:

Genotyping individual cells from mixtures.
Estimating the number of contributors (NOC) per single-cell profile.
Developing consensus profiles for each contributor.
Simulations with varying mixture scenarios and empirical error rates (drop-out/drop-in).

Main Results:

The developed workflow accurately estimates NOC and recovers true alleles.
Single-cell mixture interpretation demonstrates higher precision than standard CE-STR analysis.
The approach shows capability in deconvolving mixtures, including those with related individuals.

Conclusions:

A novel single-cell based workflow provides a new paradigm for forensic DNA mixture interpretation.
This method enhances the precision and capabilities for analyzing complex forensic genetic casework.
The findings support the adoption of single-cell analysis for improved forensic investigations.