Paternity calculations in a di-spermy case

Bruce Budowle; Christina Capt; Ranajit Chakraborty; Jianye Ge

doi:10.1007/s00414-016-1463-8

Paternity calculations in a di-spermy case

Bruce Budowle, Christina Capt, Ranajit Chakraborty, Jianye Ge

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Abstract

In a criminal paternity case, which involved analysis of the product of conception, a rare circumstance was observed. The product of conception was triploidy, apparently due to an egg fertilized by two sperm. Since there is little guidance on how to calculate the probability of the DNA evidence given some basic hypotheses, the formulae were derived and are presented herein. These approaches could provide guidance for similar situations if they arise.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	339-343
Number of pages	5
Journal	International journal of legal medicine
Volume	131
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-016-1463-8
State	Published - 1 Mar 2017

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Keywords

Partial molar pregnancy
Paternity index
Paternity test
Polyspermy
Product of conception
Triploid

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Budowle, B., Capt, C., Chakraborty, R., & Ge, J. (2017). Paternity calculations in a di-spermy case. International journal of legal medicine, 131(2), 339-343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-016-1463-8

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