Paternity Cases within a Medicolegal Context: a Case Study of Heteropaternal Superfecundation in Iraq
A case of paternity was referred to the Medical-Legal Directorate( MLD)/ Baghdad in August 2011 .The family who were concerned was the Father (41 years old ) ,mother (23 years old) and 2 sons non identical twin (1.5year old) . Paternity test includes Conventional Blood Group Markers, DNA and Y chro...
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| author | Hannan K. Mahmood Ammirah J. Omar Khalifa M. Salih |
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| description | A case of paternity was referred to the Medical-Legal Directorate( MLD)/ Baghdad in August 2011 .The family who were concerned was the Father (41 years old ) ,mother (23 years old) and 2 sons non identical twin (1.5year old) . Paternity test includes Conventional Blood Group Markers, DNA and Y chromosome STR Typing were investigated .
The DNA and Y chromosome STR Typing were tested for the referred trios father and twins first , the results revealed an absolute exclusion of fatherhood relationship to both . , surprisingly the Y Chromosomeprofiles revealed obviously that the two non identical twins were from different fathers or paternal descent. Maternity test was ought to be examined for the assumed mother to rule out the possibility of switch of both babies in the hospital during their delivery and to prove their brotherhood relationship from mother side. The mother was referred and maternity was confirmed later using DNA Typing .
Combined Maternity Index (CPI) was calculated for twins ,The probability of Maternity were 99.98% and 99.95% for the1st and 2nd twin respectively.
Key words :
hetero paternal Superfecundation ,Non Identical twin,DNA Typing ,Y Chromosome STR Polymorphysim |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35c6cb77247145f4bd717d4af32aa14a2024-03-12T12:28:08ZaraNaif University Publishing HouseArab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine1658-67861658-67942017-12-011610.26735/16586794.2017.012127Paternity Cases within a Medicolegal Context: a Case Study of Heteropaternal Superfecundation in IraqHannan K. Mahmood0Ammirah J. Omar1Khalifa M. Salih2Paternity and Kinship Division, Living investigation Department, Medico-Legal Directorate / Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq.Training and Human Resources Division, Medico-Legal Directorate, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq.Paternity and Kinship Division, Living investigation Department, Medico-Legal Directorate, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq.A case of paternity was referred to the Medical-Legal Directorate( MLD)/ Baghdad in August 2011 .The family who were concerned was the Father (41 years old ) ,mother (23 years old) and 2 sons non identical twin (1.5year old) . Paternity test includes Conventional Blood Group Markers, DNA and Y chromosome STR Typing were investigated . The DNA and Y chromosome STR Typing were tested for the referred trios father and twins first , the results revealed an absolute exclusion of fatherhood relationship to both . , surprisingly the Y Chromosomeprofiles revealed obviously that the two non identical twins were from different fathers or paternal descent. Maternity test was ought to be examined for the assumed mother to rule out the possibility of switch of both babies in the hospital during their delivery and to prove their brotherhood relationship from mother side. The mother was referred and maternity was confirmed later using DNA Typing . Combined Maternity Index (CPI) was calculated for twins ,The probability of Maternity were 99.98% and 99.95% for the1st and 2nd twin respectively. Key words : hetero paternal Superfecundation ,Non Identical twin,DNA Typing ,Y Chromosome STR Polymorphysimhttps://journals.nauss.edu.sa/index.php/AJFSFM/article/view/365hetero paternal superfecundationnon identical twindna typingy chromosome str polymorphysim |
| spellingShingle | Hannan K. Mahmood Ammirah J. Omar Khalifa M. Salih Paternity Cases within a Medicolegal Context: a Case Study of Heteropaternal Superfecundation in Iraq Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine hetero paternal superfecundation non identical twin dna typing y chromosome str polymorphysim |
| title | Paternity Cases within a Medicolegal Context: a Case Study of Heteropaternal Superfecundation in Iraq |
| title_full | Paternity Cases within a Medicolegal Context: a Case Study of Heteropaternal Superfecundation in Iraq |
| title_fullStr | Paternity Cases within a Medicolegal Context: a Case Study of Heteropaternal Superfecundation in Iraq |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paternity Cases within a Medicolegal Context: a Case Study of Heteropaternal Superfecundation in Iraq |
| title_short | Paternity Cases within a Medicolegal Context: a Case Study of Heteropaternal Superfecundation in Iraq |
| title_sort | paternity cases within a medicolegal context a case study of heteropaternal superfecundation in iraq |
| topic | hetero paternal superfecundation non identical twin dna typing y chromosome str polymorphysim |
| url | https://journals.nauss.edu.sa/index.php/AJFSFM/article/view/365 |
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