An inter-laboratory study of DNA-based identity, parentage and species testing in animal forensic genetics

Autores
Kanthaswamy, Sreetharan; Brendel, Torsten; Cancela, Luis; Andrade de Oliveira, Denise A.; Brenig, Bertram; Cons, Carmen; Crespi, Julian Alejandro; Dajbychová, Markéta; Feldl, Andreas; Itoh, Tomohito; Landi, Vincenzo; Martinez, Amparo; Natonek-Wisniewska, Malgorzata; Oldt, Robert F.; Radko, Anna; Ramírez, Oscar; Rodellar, Clementina; Ruiz Girón, Manuel; Schikorski, David; Turba, María Elena; Giovambattista, Guillermo
Año de publicación
2021
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
The probative value of animal forensic genetic evidence relies on laboratory accuracy and reliability. Inter-laboratory comparisons allow laboratories to evaluate their performance on specific tests and analyses and to continue to monitor their output. The International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) administered animal forensic comparison tests (AFCTs) in 2016 and 2018 to assess the limitations and capabilities of laboratories offering forensic identification, parentage and species determination services. The AFCTs revealed that analyses of low DNA template concentrations (≤300 pg/µL) constitute a significant challenge that has prevented many laboratories from reporting correct identification and parentage results. Moreover, a lack of familiarity with species testing protocols, interpretation guidelines and representative databases prevented over a quarter of the participating laboratories from submitting correct species determination results. Several laboratories showed improvement in their genotyping accuracy over time. However, the use of forensically validated standards, such as a standard forensic short tandem repeat (STR) kit, preferably with an allelic ladder, and stricter guidelines for STR typing, may have prevented some common issues from occurring, such as genotyping inaccuracies, missing data, elevated stutter products and loading errors. The AFCTs underscore the importance of conducting routine forensic comparison tests to allow laboratories to compare results from each other. Laboratories should keep improving their scientific and technical capabilities and continuously evaluate their personnel’s proficiency in critical techniques such as low copy number (LCN) analysis and species testing. Although this is the first time that the ISAG has conducted comparison tests for forensic testing, findings from these AFCTs may serve as the foundation for continuous improvements of the overall quality of animal forensic genetic testing.
Fil: Kanthaswamy, Sreetharan. Arizona State University; Estados Unidos. University of California at Davis; Estados Unidos
Fil: Brendel, Torsten. Eurofins Genomics Europe Applied Genomics GmbH; Alemania
Fil: Cancela, Luis. Identitas; Uruguay
Fil: Andrade de Oliveira, Denise A.. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Brasil
Fil: Brenig, Bertram. Universität Göttingen; Alemania
Fil: Cons, Carmen. Universidad de Zaragoza. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragon; España
Fil: Crespi, Julian Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET- La Plata. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria "Ing. Fernando Noel Dulout". Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria; Argentina
Fil: Dajbychová, Markéta. Genomia s.r.o.; República Checa
Fil: Feldl, Andreas. Eurofins Genomics Europe Applied Genomics GmbH; Alemania
Fil: Itoh, Tomohito. Livestock Improvement Association of Japan; Japón
Fil: Landi, Vincenzo. Università degli Studi di Bari; Italia
Fil: Martinez, Amparo. Universidad de Córdoba; España
Fil: Natonek-Wisniewska, Malgorzata. National Research Institute of Animal Production; Polonia
Fil: Oldt, Robert F.. Arizona State University; Estados Unidos. University of California at Davis; Estados Unidos
Fil: Radko, Anna. Vetgenomics S.L., Barcelona; España
Fil: Ramírez, Oscar. Vetgenomics S.L., Barcelona; España
Fil: Rodellar, Clementina. Universidad de Zaragoza. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragon; España
Fil: Ruiz Girón, Manuel. Hispalis Biolab S.L.U., Sevilla; España
Fil: Schikorski, David. Laboratoire LABOFARM-GENINDEXE; Francia
Fil: Turba, María Elena. Genefast SRL ; Italia
Fil: Giovambattista, Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET- La Plata. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria "Ing. Fernando Noel Dulout". Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria; Argentina
Materia
COMPARISON TEST
FORENSIC DNA ANALYSIS
FORENSIC GENETICS
FORENSIC SCIENCES
INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION
PARENTAGE TEST
SPECIES TEST
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spelling An inter-laboratory study of DNA-based identity, parentage and species testing in animal forensic geneticsKanthaswamy, SreetharanBrendel, TorstenCancela, LuisAndrade de Oliveira, Denise A.Brenig, BertramCons, CarmenCrespi, Julian AlejandroDajbychová, MarkétaFeldl, AndreasItoh, TomohitoLandi, VincenzoMartinez, AmparoNatonek-Wisniewska, MalgorzataOldt, Robert F.Radko, AnnaRamírez, OscarRodellar, ClementinaRuiz Girón, ManuelSchikorski, DavidTurba, María ElenaGiovambattista, GuillermoCOMPARISON TESTFORENSIC DNA ANALYSISFORENSIC GENETICSFORENSIC SCIENCESINDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATIONPARENTAGE TESTSPECIES TESThttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4The probative value of animal forensic genetic evidence relies on laboratory accuracy and reliability. Inter-laboratory comparisons allow laboratories to evaluate their performance on specific tests and analyses and to continue to monitor their output. The International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) administered animal forensic comparison tests (AFCTs) in 2016 and 2018 to assess the limitations and capabilities of laboratories offering forensic identification, parentage and species determination services. The AFCTs revealed that analyses of low DNA template concentrations (≤300 pg/µL) constitute a significant challenge that has prevented many laboratories from reporting correct identification and parentage results. Moreover, a lack of familiarity with species testing protocols, interpretation guidelines and representative databases prevented over a quarter of the participating laboratories from submitting correct species determination results. Several laboratories showed improvement in their genotyping accuracy over time. However, the use of forensically validated standards, such as a standard forensic short tandem repeat (STR) kit, preferably with an allelic ladder, and stricter guidelines for STR typing, may have prevented some common issues from occurring, such as genotyping inaccuracies, missing data, elevated stutter products and loading errors. The AFCTs underscore the importance of conducting routine forensic comparison tests to allow laboratories to compare results from each other. Laboratories should keep improving their scientific and technical capabilities and continuously evaluate their personnel’s proficiency in critical techniques such as low copy number (LCN) analysis and species testing. Although this is the first time that the ISAG has conducted comparison tests for forensic testing, findings from these AFCTs may serve as the foundation for continuous improvements of the overall quality of animal forensic genetic testing.Fil: Kanthaswamy, Sreetharan. Arizona State University; Estados Unidos. University of California at Davis; Estados UnidosFil: Brendel, Torsten. Eurofins Genomics Europe Applied Genomics GmbH; AlemaniaFil: Cancela, Luis. Identitas; UruguayFil: Andrade de Oliveira, Denise A.. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; BrasilFil: Brenig, Bertram. Universität Göttingen; AlemaniaFil: Cons, Carmen. Universidad de Zaragoza. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragon; EspañaFil: Crespi, Julian Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET- La Plata. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria "Ing. Fernando Noel Dulout". Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria; ArgentinaFil: Dajbychová, Markéta. Genomia s.r.o.; República ChecaFil: Feldl, Andreas. Eurofins Genomics Europe Applied Genomics GmbH; AlemaniaFil: Itoh, Tomohito. Livestock Improvement Association of Japan; JapónFil: Landi, Vincenzo. Università degli Studi di Bari; ItaliaFil: Martinez, Amparo. Universidad de Córdoba; EspañaFil: Natonek-Wisniewska, Malgorzata. National Research Institute of Animal Production; PoloniaFil: Oldt, Robert F.. Arizona State University; Estados Unidos. University of California at Davis; Estados UnidosFil: Radko, Anna. Vetgenomics S.L., Barcelona; EspañaFil: Ramírez, Oscar. Vetgenomics S.L., Barcelona; EspañaFil: Rodellar, Clementina. Universidad de Zaragoza. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragon; EspañaFil: Ruiz Girón, Manuel. Hispalis Biolab S.L.U., Sevilla; EspañaFil: Schikorski, David. Laboratoire LABOFARM-GENINDEXE; FranciaFil: Turba, María Elena. Genefast SRL ; ItaliaFil: Giovambattista, Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET- La Plata. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria "Ing. Fernando Noel Dulout". Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv An inter-laboratory study of DNA-based identity, parentage and species testing in animal forensic genetics
title An inter-laboratory study of DNA-based identity, parentage and species testing in animal forensic genetics
spellingShingle An inter-laboratory study of DNA-based identity, parentage and species testing in animal forensic genetics
Kanthaswamy, Sreetharan
COMPARISON TEST
FORENSIC DNA ANALYSIS
FORENSIC GENETICS
FORENSIC SCIENCES
INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION
PARENTAGE TEST
SPECIES TEST
title_short An inter-laboratory study of DNA-based identity, parentage and species testing in animal forensic genetics
title_full An inter-laboratory study of DNA-based identity, parentage and species testing in animal forensic genetics
title_fullStr An inter-laboratory study of DNA-based identity, parentage and species testing in animal forensic genetics
title_full_unstemmed An inter-laboratory study of DNA-based identity, parentage and species testing in animal forensic genetics
title_sort An inter-laboratory study of DNA-based identity, parentage and species testing in animal forensic genetics
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Kanthaswamy, Sreetharan
Brendel, Torsten
Cancela, Luis
Andrade de Oliveira, Denise A.
Brenig, Bertram
Cons, Carmen
Crespi, Julian Alejandro
Dajbychová, Markéta
Feldl, Andreas
Itoh, Tomohito
Landi, Vincenzo
Martinez, Amparo
Natonek-Wisniewska, Malgorzata
Oldt, Robert F.
Radko, Anna
Ramírez, Oscar
Rodellar, Clementina
Ruiz Girón, Manuel
Schikorski, David
Turba, María Elena
Giovambattista, Guillermo
author Kanthaswamy, Sreetharan
author_facet Kanthaswamy, Sreetharan
Brendel, Torsten
Cancela, Luis
Andrade de Oliveira, Denise A.
Brenig, Bertram
Cons, Carmen
Crespi, Julian Alejandro
Dajbychová, Markéta
Feldl, Andreas
Itoh, Tomohito
Landi, Vincenzo
Martinez, Amparo
Natonek-Wisniewska, Malgorzata
Oldt, Robert F.
Radko, Anna
Ramírez, Oscar
Rodellar, Clementina
Ruiz Girón, Manuel
Schikorski, David
Turba, María Elena
Giovambattista, Guillermo
author_role author
author2 Brendel, Torsten
Cancela, Luis
Andrade de Oliveira, Denise A.
Brenig, Bertram
Cons, Carmen
Crespi, Julian Alejandro
Dajbychová, Markéta
Feldl, Andreas
Itoh, Tomohito
Landi, Vincenzo
Martinez, Amparo
Natonek-Wisniewska, Malgorzata
Oldt, Robert F.
Radko, Anna
Ramírez, Oscar
Rodellar, Clementina
Ruiz Girón, Manuel
Schikorski, David
Turba, María Elena
Giovambattista, Guillermo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv COMPARISON TEST
FORENSIC DNA ANALYSIS
FORENSIC GENETICS
FORENSIC SCIENCES
INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION
PARENTAGE TEST
SPECIES TEST
topic COMPARISON TEST
FORENSIC DNA ANALYSIS
FORENSIC GENETICS
FORENSIC SCIENCES
INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION
PARENTAGE TEST
SPECIES TEST
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The probative value of animal forensic genetic evidence relies on laboratory accuracy and reliability. Inter-laboratory comparisons allow laboratories to evaluate their performance on specific tests and analyses and to continue to monitor their output. The International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) administered animal forensic comparison tests (AFCTs) in 2016 and 2018 to assess the limitations and capabilities of laboratories offering forensic identification, parentage and species determination services. The AFCTs revealed that analyses of low DNA template concentrations (≤300 pg/µL) constitute a significant challenge that has prevented many laboratories from reporting correct identification and parentage results. Moreover, a lack of familiarity with species testing protocols, interpretation guidelines and representative databases prevented over a quarter of the participating laboratories from submitting correct species determination results. Several laboratories showed improvement in their genotyping accuracy over time. However, the use of forensically validated standards, such as a standard forensic short tandem repeat (STR) kit, preferably with an allelic ladder, and stricter guidelines for STR typing, may have prevented some common issues from occurring, such as genotyping inaccuracies, missing data, elevated stutter products and loading errors. The AFCTs underscore the importance of conducting routine forensic comparison tests to allow laboratories to compare results from each other. Laboratories should keep improving their scientific and technical capabilities and continuously evaluate their personnel’s proficiency in critical techniques such as low copy number (LCN) analysis and species testing. Although this is the first time that the ISAG has conducted comparison tests for forensic testing, findings from these AFCTs may serve as the foundation for continuous improvements of the overall quality of animal forensic genetic testing.
Fil: Kanthaswamy, Sreetharan. Arizona State University; Estados Unidos. University of California at Davis; Estados Unidos
Fil: Brendel, Torsten. Eurofins Genomics Europe Applied Genomics GmbH; Alemania
Fil: Cancela, Luis. Identitas; Uruguay
Fil: Andrade de Oliveira, Denise A.. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Brasil
Fil: Brenig, Bertram. Universität Göttingen; Alemania
Fil: Cons, Carmen. Universidad de Zaragoza. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragon; España
Fil: Crespi, Julian Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET- La Plata. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria "Ing. Fernando Noel Dulout". Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria; Argentina
Fil: Dajbychová, Markéta. Genomia s.r.o.; República Checa
Fil: Feldl, Andreas. Eurofins Genomics Europe Applied Genomics GmbH; Alemania
Fil: Itoh, Tomohito. Livestock Improvement Association of Japan; Japón
Fil: Landi, Vincenzo. Università degli Studi di Bari; Italia
Fil: Martinez, Amparo. Universidad de Córdoba; España
Fil: Natonek-Wisniewska, Malgorzata. National Research Institute of Animal Production; Polonia
Fil: Oldt, Robert F.. Arizona State University; Estados Unidos. University of California at Davis; Estados Unidos
Fil: Radko, Anna. Vetgenomics S.L., Barcelona; España
Fil: Ramírez, Oscar. Vetgenomics S.L., Barcelona; España
Fil: Rodellar, Clementina. Universidad de Zaragoza. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragon; España
Fil: Ruiz Girón, Manuel. Hispalis Biolab S.L.U., Sevilla; España
Fil: Schikorski, David. Laboratoire LABOFARM-GENINDEXE; Francia
Fil: Turba, María Elena. Genefast SRL ; Italia
Fil: Giovambattista, Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET- La Plata. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria "Ing. Fernando Noel Dulout". Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria; Argentina
description The probative value of animal forensic genetic evidence relies on laboratory accuracy and reliability. Inter-laboratory comparisons allow laboratories to evaluate their performance on specific tests and analyses and to continue to monitor their output. The International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) administered animal forensic comparison tests (AFCTs) in 2016 and 2018 to assess the limitations and capabilities of laboratories offering forensic identification, parentage and species determination services. The AFCTs revealed that analyses of low DNA template concentrations (≤300 pg/µL) constitute a significant challenge that has prevented many laboratories from reporting correct identification and parentage results. Moreover, a lack of familiarity with species testing protocols, interpretation guidelines and representative databases prevented over a quarter of the participating laboratories from submitting correct species determination results. Several laboratories showed improvement in their genotyping accuracy over time. However, the use of forensically validated standards, such as a standard forensic short tandem repeat (STR) kit, preferably with an allelic ladder, and stricter guidelines for STR typing, may have prevented some common issues from occurring, such as genotyping inaccuracies, missing data, elevated stutter products and loading errors. The AFCTs underscore the importance of conducting routine forensic comparison tests to allow laboratories to compare results from each other. Laboratories should keep improving their scientific and technical capabilities and continuously evaluate their personnel’s proficiency in critical techniques such as low copy number (LCN) analysis and species testing. Although this is the first time that the ISAG has conducted comparison tests for forensic testing, findings from these AFCTs may serve as the foundation for continuous improvements of the overall quality of animal forensic genetic testing.
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