Null allele can bring to interpretative problems in a deficitary paternity case

In this study, a woman (ZAM) wanted to know whether a man (PGAF) was the father of her child (ZGC). During the court settlement, PGAF died. PGAF ’s parents refused to undergo DNA investigation and denied the access to biological fragments from their dead son. Although, DNA specimens were obtained from buccal swabs of ZAM, ZGC and PGAF’s paternal sister (PTFS).

Source: Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series - October 6, 2022 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Aldo Di Nunzio, Nadia Tinto, Fernanda Iafusco, Angelica Zibetti, Pietrantonio Ricci, Ciro Di Nunzio Source Type: research