To evaluate species specificity of 20 STRs loci used in our lab. Human DNA and 10 different kinds of common animals' DNA were amplified separately. The PCR products were analysed with PAGE. There are amplified products in DYS388, DYS389, DYS390, D7S809, D13S631 loci of human 'DNA, but not of 10 different kinds of animal DNA tested. There were amplified products in TH01, vWA, AR, CD4, FABP loci for human and animals' DNA, but the lengths of amplified fragment were distinctly different between human and animals. There were products of FES, D12S391, CSF1PO, D19S253, D21S11, FGA, DYS19 loci for human and animals DNA, but the product lengths were not different between human and animals. There were PCR products in SE33 and D11S554 loci for human and animals, their amplified fragment lengths were within the same electrophoretic field. 10 STR loci, such as TH01 etc, were highly specific for human being and the amplified fragments lengths of 8 STR loci, such as FES etc, were different between human and animal tested.

To establish a calculation method of paternity probability in cases of absence of mother. Calculating the accumulated non-father exclusion probability of multiple polymorphic DNA loci was performed. The results showed that in cases of inheritance with Mendelian Law, through testing 8 or more polymorphic DNA loci, the paternity probability may reach 0. 9990 or more. In cases of paternity exclusion, exclusion 3 or more than 3 loci were required. For the purpose of identifying paternity in cases of absence of mother, more than 8 polymorphic DNA loci must be tested. The paternity probability must be more than 0. 9990 in cases of paternity inclusion and in cases of paternity exclusion, 3 or more loci of exclusion is needed.

Since the HLA system is one of the most complex human genetic polym- orphisms,its application in forensic medicine included disputed paternity and criminal identification,have been fairly recognized. The present paper reported the results of our study about the HLA typing in human blood stain,serum and saliva,it was concluded that:(1).The existed strong anti-complementary activity in human blood stain when the amount of complement used in microlym-phocytotoxicity inhibition test(MLIT) was incresed to 10?l,it was found that the results of HLA-All,-B 5 typing in bloodstains were all correct,and the detectable period was at least 90 days; (2).The soluble HLA-A antigens in human serum could reliable detected with MLIT;(3).The soluble HLA-A antigens were also present in the human siliva.

The phenotype distribution of human red cell glyoxalase I of a Han population in Guangzhou area was studied using mixed starch/agarose gel electrophoresis. The phenotype frequencies were: GLOI 1-1 2.57％; GLOI 2-1 29.17％; and GLOI 2-2 68.26％. The gene frequencies were: GLOI~1 0.1716; GLOI~2 0,8284. The phenotyping of GLOI was carried out satisfactorily in 35 bloodstains kept in room temperature for 20 days in 7 bloodstains stored in 4℃ for 105 days exposed in sunshine for 8 hours, as well as kept outdoor overnight, and in 10 putrefactive bloodstains kept in room temperature for 9 days.The GLOI were destroyed in 6 of 7 bloodstains washed by runing water for 2 hours.

Objective To define the correlation between nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cell radiosensitivity and gene mutation in the ATM/PI3K coding region. Methods The gene mutation in the ATM/PI3K region of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines which vary in radiosensitivity,was monitored by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) and fluorescence marked ddNTP cycle sequencing technique.Results No gene mutation was detected in the ATM/PI3K region of either CNE1 or CNE2.Conclusion Disparity in intrinsic radiosensitivity between different NPC cell lines depends on some other factors and mechanism without being related to ATM/PI3K mutations.

Objective To investigate temporal expression of estrogen receptor (ER) in myocardium at non-infarct zone after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in rats. Methods 120 healthy, male SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: control group, left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) occlusion group and sham operation group with 8 rats in each group. The murine AMI-model was established by LAD ligation after anesthetization, and the rats in both LAD occlusion group and sham operation group were sacrificed at 2h, 4h, 8h, 12h, 1d, 2d, 4d, and 9d after occlusion. Myocardial samples were collected. H.E and ER immunohistochemical staining were performed. The results were quantitatively evaluated by image analysis system. The data were statistically analyzed with SPSS for Windows. Results ER expression in non-ischemic cardiomyocytes after LAD occlusion became more prominent with extension of LAD occlusion period. There was no significant difference within 12h after AMI, while ER expression was enhanced significantly 24h after ischemia. The enhancement were more evident from 4 to 9 days. Conclusion The results suggested that protective role may be initiated in response to acute ischemia in cardiac cells at non-infarct zone by increased ER expression after LAD occlusion in rats.

Objective To evaluate the cause which leads to the allelic dropouts at D8S1179 locus while performing paternity testing with the AmpFlSTR Profiler Plus kit. Methods A singleplex amplification system for D8S1179 locus (GenBank Accession No. G08710) was used to verify the typing results by using the AmpFlSTR?Profiler plus kit. Dropout alleles were then sequenced. Results G to A transition was identified at the position of the 147th base of the GenBank sequence. The frequency of the G to A transition among the Chinese population was 0.50 X 10"2 (10 out of 2013 unrelated individuals). Conclusion The G to A transition may be located at the binding site of one of the primers of the AmpFlSTR?Profiler Plus kit. It is suggested that the G to A transition might be the cause of the allelic dropout at the D8S1179 locus.

Objective To evaluate the power of the PowerPlex?6 system for paternity testing. Method 633 cases of paternity testing were studied. After the megaplex STR amplification, the PCR products were genotyped by using the ABI377 DNA Sequencer. Results Among the 879 unrelated individuals, 197 alleles and 739 different genotypes were observed. The cumulated discriminating power was 1x 10-30. And the cumulative chance of exclusion was 0.999999999999987. 95 out of 633 cases were excluded. The RCP of all unexcluded cases were ≥0.9990. Gene mutations were found in 19 cases. Conclusion The Po-werPlex?16 system is powerful and reliable for paternity testing.

[Objective] To screen and identify the new Y-STR loci from the Y chromosome and examine the polymorphism of these Y-STR loci. [Method] To seek and locate the position of 5 Y-STR loci, including DYS709, DYS720, DYS721, DYS722, and DYS723, and perform sequencing of these 5 Y-STR loci. Then to investigate the polymorphism in unrelated Chinese Han males. [Results] Five Y-STR loci were identified from Y chromosome sequence. By scrutinizing the physical position on Y chromosome of previously reported Y-STRs, we found that three loci were novel and two loci overlapped with two loci published only online. All loci could be male-specifically amplified with a product size ranging from 185 bp to 278 bp. After 108 males of the Chinese Han Population (Guangzhou) were examined, we found 5 DYS709, 11 DYS720 alleles, 4 DYS721 alleles, 6 DYS722 alleles, and 6 DYS723 alleles. A total of 95 haplotypes were identified, 84 of which were unique, and with a haplotype diversity of 0.997 2±0.001 2(HD±SE). [Conclusion] This set of Y-STRs can be used as Y chromosome genetic makers in related fields.

A new method to revel RFLPs is presented. The human genomic DNAwas purified by saturatedNaCl solution and the pAW101 probe labelled with digoxigenin-dUTP. The relationships of RFLPsand genetic patterns of PGM1 (phosphoglucomutase),EsD (esterase D),GLO1 (glyoxalase)and ACP(acid phosphatase ) between the fillal generation and parental generation were detected in 15 families(among them 11 cases were aborted fetuses). The probability of paternity (w)was caculated accor-ding to Essen - Moller's formula, each w vlua was over 99. 73 %, reached the standard of incladingpaternity. An effective,rapid, and non-toxic RFLPs technique was established, which is easy to man-age in common lab oratories.