Comparative analysis of SNaPshot and massively parallel sequencing for body fluid-specific DNA methylation markers.

Autor: Kim BM; Department of Forensic Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea., Park SU; Department of Forensic Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea., Lee HY; Department of Forensic Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.; Institute of Forensic and Anthropological Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Electrophoresis [Electrophoresis] 2024 Oct; Vol. 45 (19-20), pp. 1805-1819. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 09.
DOI: 10.1002/elps.202400037
Abstrakt: The identification of tissue-specific differentially methylated regions has significantly contributed to the field of forensic genetics, particularly in body fluid identification crucial for linking evidence to crimes. Among the various approaches to analyzing DNA methylation, the SNaPshot assay has been popularly studied in numerous researches. However, there is a growing interest in exploring alternative methods such as the use of massively parallel sequencing (MPS), which can process a large number of samples simultaneously. This study compares SNaPshot and MPS multiplex assays using nine cytosine-phosphate-guanine markers for body fluid identification. As a result of analyzing 112 samples, including blood, saliva, vaginal fluid, menstrual blood, and semen, both methods demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity, indicating their reliability in forensic investigations. A total of 92.0% samples were correctly identified by both methods. Although both methods accurately identified all blood, saliva, and semen samples, some vaginal fluid samples showed unexpected methylation signals at nontarget loci in addition to the target loci. In the case of menstrual blood samples, due to their complexity, independent typing criteria were applied, and successful menstrual blood typing was possible, whereas a few samples showed profiles similar to vaginal fluid. The MPS method worked better in vaginal fluid samples, and the SNaPshot method performed better in menstrual blood samples. This study offers valuable insights into body fluid identification based on the characteristics of the SNaPshot and MPS methods, which may help in more efficient forensic applications.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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