Objective To resolve the problem of the accuracy and standardization of short tandem repeat-polymerase chain reaction(STR-PCR) typing in forensic practice,the molecular clone technology has been used in producing the standard allelic ladders of DXS6799 locus.And the standard allelic ladder was applied in studying the Lisu,Pumi and De-ang populations in Yunnan Province,China.Methods Polymorphism of DXS6799 was analyzed by PCR and PAGE.Molecular cloning technology was employed to construct standard DXS6799 allelic ladder used for DXS6799 genotyping.Results The large quantities of standard allelic ladder of the locus were harvested,and the genetic polymorphisms of DXS6799 locus in three populations were studied.Conclusion The method is of high value for forensic DNA typing to construct standard ladders.DXS6799 is robust for genetic research and forensic application.

The polymorphisms of VNTR loci D1S80 (pMCT 118), D17S30 (pYNZ-22 ) and ApoB3' in blood and tissues were detected by amplified fragment length polymorphism (Amp-FLP) technique,and was applied in the paternity testing cases. The discriminating power (DP) of D1S80,D17S30 and ApoB3'were 0. 962, 0. 956 and 0. 960 respectively. The cumulative probability of paternity exclusion (EPP) of the three VNTR loci was 94. 51 %,higher than that of conventional blood typings.

Paternity testing has to be cautiously practiced,since it involves issues coming from all aspects including ethics,legislation,family and society.If the educational backgrounds of the litigants prevent them from fully understanding the ethical and legal issues involved in paternal testing,it would thus be impossible to achieve a real "informed consent" for the litigants.It is our point of view that in these cases,and when no alternative solutions are available,it is the responsibility of those who perform paternity testing to advise the litigants give up the application for paternity test.Besides,it is time for judicial departments to place on the agenda the establishing of a technique standard for paternity testing and relevant judicial procedures,in order to protect the basic rights of informal consent and autonomy of litigants in paternity testing practices.It is in this article that some ethical and legal issues commonly involved in paternity testing are discussed.

Objective To investigate the mitochondrial DNA sequence polymorphisms in the Sala population from northwest China and to provide basic data for forensic purpose. Methods Genomic DNA was extracted from the whole blood of 100 unrelated individuals of the Sala population. The sequence polymorphic locus was determined by direct sequencing. Results 83 loci were observed in mtDNA np16 091-16 418 region, and 75 haplotypes were confirmed. The genetic diversity was estimated to be 0.991 2, and the random match probability was calculated to be 0.018 9. Conclusion There are some particular polymorphic loci in the Sala population. The results suggest that there are different genetic structures between Chinese and other Asian population in mitochondrial DNA D-loop region; mitochondrial DNA sequence polymorphism np16 091-16 418 can be used as a genetic marker for forensic individual identification.

Objective To study the influenc e of several experimental factors on morphine dependence in rats. Methods The 130 SD health rats were randomly assigned to control groups and dependence groups. The withdrawal syndromes between control groups and dependen ce groups in different dosage, different time, constant dose administration and increased dose administration were evaluated. Results The differences between control groups and dependen ce groups were significant (P

Objective To study the genetic relationship between Kirgiz individuals living in Sinkiang China and analyze the difference among Kirgiz and the other population with STR polymorphisms. Methods PCR amplification was performed using PE9700, the PCR products were typed by automated sequencer and genescan. Results A database of nine STR loci of Kirgiz was established. It shows there are at least 73 STR alleles and 191 genotypes in Kirgiz. Genotype frequencies distribution showed no deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium by χ2-test. Kirgiz was compared with the other Chinese ethnic groups, then the American Black and the White. Conclusion These results suggested that the nine STR loci and Amelogenin locus were very useful in human identification, biological archaeology and gene resource studies.

Objective To investigate HLA-A,-B and -DRB1 allele and HLA-A-B-DRB1 haplotype frequencies in Mongolia ethnic group. Methods HLA-A, -B, -DRB1 allele and haplotype in the Mongolia ethnic group were investigated based on 93 individuals by PCR- sequence-based typing (SBT) method. Results Twenty-one alleles were detected for HLA-A, 44 for HLA-B, and 26 for HLA-DRB1. The most frequent alleles were HLA-A*2402(0.2097), HLA-B*1302(0.0699), and HLA-DRB1*0701(0.1237). The most common HLA-A-B-DRB1 haplotype were A*3001-B*1302-DRB1*0701, A*0101-B*3701-DRB1*1001, followed by the A*0201-B*4601-DRB1*0901, A*2402-B*4801-DRB1*1101, A*2402-B*5201-DRB1*1501, A*3201-B*3503-DRB1*1301, and A*3303-B*5801-DRB1*0301, which were also presented in Chinese populations. Conclusion The data can be used in forensic and paternity tests to estimate the frequency of a DNA profile or anthropologic research. The characteristics of the distribution of HLA alleles revealed that Mongolia ethnic group is characterized by northern Mongolian Chinese.

There is an increasing interest in single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) typing in the forensic field.SNPs are very useful for deftning Y chromosome or mtDNA haplotypes and DNA phenotyping.We focus on comparative advantages of SNP typing over length variations and expected number of loci required to gain probabilities equal to sTR loci in use.This review also offers to the reader a state of the art of SNP genotyping technologies with the advantages and disadvantages of the different techniques and platforms for different forensic requirements.

Objective To study the mental hea lth of drug addicts and its correlation with addictive behavior. Method s 143 drug addicts in treatment were investigated and analyzed with The Symptom Checklist 90 and Addictive Behavior Questionnaire. Results The mental health of drug addicts was worse than that of normal peo ple, and somatization, depression, anxiety and psychopathy in the factor of SCL -90 had high proportion in high score field. Sex, having occupation or not, and living alone had no significant differences in SCL-90 score. The results of co rrelation analysis of mental health and addictive behavior were that the quantit y and frequency of drug use had positive correlation with mental health. The con trol power of drug use desire had negative correlation with mental health. Conclusion The mental health of drug addicts is worse, and addi ctive behavior is correlated with mental health.

Objective To clone and sequence human OPRMI-EXON1, mark it by way of nonisotope-biotin-label, and prepare its probe to study the expression and function of human OPRMI-EXON1. Methods The target gene fragment was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and connected to the pGEM-T vector plasmid, then recombined and cloned in competent cell. After that, it was identified by cutting with restriction endonucleases and gene sequence. Finally, we marked it and prepared its probe by nonisotope-biotin-label technique. Results It was demonstrated that the target gene length (2.2kb) amplified by polymerase chain reaction had the same size with the reckoned size in theory and had the same sequence with that of NCBI database. The probe which was used to study the opioid receptor gene was successfully prepared. Conclusion The human OPRMI-EXON1 can be successfully cloned and the probe successfully prepared from the genome, which creates a favorable basis for further research of the morphine-related genes and the expression of their dependence.