Andrea Verzeletti

TL;DR: A strong correlation was observed between the number of Y-STRs included in a marker set and some of the forensic parameters under study, and a weak but consistent trend toward smaller genetic distances resulting from larger numbers of markers became apparent.

TL;DR: The experience shows that the main advantage of the Y-STR approach is its ability to detect the male component in the mixed stains when the DNA of the male contributor is present only in a very small amount.

TL;DR: It proved possible to obtain immunohistochemical staining largely equivalent to that following formalin-fixation with the following fixatives: Greenfix, Hollande, UPM and CyMol.

TL;DR: Results obtained from a high-coverage Italian haplotype dataset confirm on the regional scale the exceptional ability ofRM Y-STRs to resolve male lineages previously observed globally, and attest the unsurpassed value of RM Y- STRs for male-relative differentiation purposes.

TL;DR: The results from a collaborative exercise with proficiency testing conducted by 20 Italian laboratories on the 15 loci included in the Identifiler ® kit were analyzed by allele sharing methods and by standard population genetics tests as discussed by the authors.