[About the polymorphisms of esterase D and glyoxalase I and their forensic application (author's transl)]

Phenotypes of esterase D and glyoxalase I were determined electrophoretically in samples from Northern Germany. Gene frequencies: EsD1 = 0,889 (n = 1430), GLO1 = 0,415 (n = 865). The data of 295 (EsD) and 153 (GLO) mother/child combinations were in full accordance with the genetic model of two codominant alleles at an autosomal locus. Esterase D typing has proved successful in bloodstains up to three weeks old. The forensic scope of serological systems is discussed intensively. According to our own data and the results presented in the literature esterase D and glyoxalase I have proved to be useful additional markers for use in cases of disputed paternity.