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DYS438 Variants
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Allele Designation |
Allele Size (bp) |
Instrument |
Amp Kit* |
Contributor |
Verification/Conformation Method(s) |
Notes |
Frequency |
| 6 (<8) | 85.12 | ABI 3130xl | PPY | Jackie Johnson, MO State Hwy Patrol | redo sample | 1 in 41635 | |
| 7 (<8) | 218.42 - 218.52 | ABI 3130xl | Yfiler | Frederic Brard, National Forensic Science Institute of the French Gendarmerie, IRCGN, Rosny-sous-Bois, France | amplified and run twice separately | ||
| 7 [2] | 217.83 | ABI 3500xl | Yfiler | Tal Ariel, Aviva Dell'Ariccia-Carmon and Aliza Raziel, Israel Police, DNA Database | Reamplified and reanalyzed | ||
| <8 | 219.25 | ABI 3130 | Yfiler | Amulya Pande, Vaishali Mahajan, Dhanshree Samarth, Nutan Pawde, K.R. Gorle, Forensic DNA division, Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India | Re-extraction and reamplification | Forensic sample | |
| 11.1 | 233.98 | ABI 3500 | Yfiler Plus | Antje Stambaugh/Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) | Re-injection | 2 different question samples | |
| >13 | 253.87 | ABI 310 | Yfiler | Cordelia Willis, Santa Clara County Crime Lab | Re-injection | reference | 1 |
| 14 (>12) | 126.81 | ABI 3130xl | PPY | Jackie Johnson, MO State Hwy Patrol | redo sample | 28 in 41635 | |
| 14 [2] | 253.6; 252.93 | ABI 3730 | Yfiler | DNA Forensic Division, Supreme Prosecutor's Office, South Korea | Re-amplified and re-analyzed with ABI 3130 | 65 in 6300 | |
5 reported variants as of 07/08/15
Locus Duplication
Allele Designation |
Instrument |
Amp Kit* |
Contributor |
Verification/Conformation Method(s) |
Notes |
Frequency |
| 10,11 | ABI 3130xl | PPY | Jackie Johnson, MO State Hwy Patrol | redo sample | 1 in 50,859 | |
| 10,12 | ABI 3130xl | PPY | Jackie Johnson, MO State Hwy Patrol | redo sample | 1 in 50,859 | |
| 11,12 | ABI 3130xl | PPY | Jackie Johnson, MO State Hwy Patrol | redo sample | 2 in 50,859 | |
| 12,13 | ABI 3130xl | PPY | Jackie Johnson, MO State Hwy Patrol | redo sample | 1 in 50,859 |
4 reported as of 07/08/15
* Use the following abbreviations for amplification kit names:
- CO: Applied Biosystems COfiler
- PR: Applied Biosystems Profiler
- PS: Applied Biosystems Profiler Plus
- ID: Applied Biosystems Identifiler
- PP: Promega PowerPlex 16
- CV: Promega CTTV
- CA: Promega CTTA
- MP: Promega MonoPlex
- PPY: Promega PowerPlex Y
- YF: Applied Biosystems Yfiler
- Other: Please specify
Last Updated: 07/08/2015