Is he or is he not the father?

• Published in: Forensic science international. Genetics supplement series Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. e186 - e187
• Main Authors: El Andari, Ansar, Mansour, Issam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ireland Ltd 2013
• Subjects: Consanguinity; Endogamy; Lebanon; Parentage testing; Paternity; STR; Lebanon; STR; Parentage testing; Consanguinity; Paternity; Endogamy

Parentage studies in the Lebanese population, which has consanguineous marriage rates ranging from 32% up to 44% and endogamy average of 82%, could be prone to high levels of uncertainty since individuals involved in the parentage dispute may share alleles more than in random mating. Consequently, f...