- Docente: Susi Pelotti
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/43
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Medical Biotechnology (cod. 9081)
Learning outcomes
Describe the principles of human identification and the strategy for kinship analysis, interpretation of mixed profiles and the low template DNA profiles, the principal applications of mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome analysis as lineage markers, the informed consent and the ethic issue of genetic analysis.
Course contents
Methods of DNA extraction
PCR singleplex and multiplex
Sequencing of nuDNA and mtDNA
Interpretazion of DNA profiling
Statistical calculation in Mixed profiles and LT DNA profile.
Readings/Bibliography
J. Butler Fundamentals of Forensic DNA Typing
Guidelines of Ge.F.I.
Original articles on Pubmed
Teaching methods
Lessons, slides, Video.
Assessment methods
Written test with multiple choice.
Teaching tools
Analysis of casework with statistica evaluation by dedicated HID software
Office hours
See the website of Susi Pelotti
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.