In this webinar, we will take a look at a large-scale SNP-based forensic identification panel for DNA analysis with massively parallel sequencing (MPS). The panel was specifically designed for the challenges of identifying missing persons; where DNA is frequently highly degraded, and relationship tests may involve reference samples from across several generations and in a deficient pedigree.
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Building a large-scale missing persons ID SNP panel - Download the study
1. Building a large-scale missing
persons ID SNP panel
Christopher Phillips
A. Tillmar, T.J. Parsons, R. Huel, K. Kidd,
M.V. Lareu, K. Elliott, R. Samara, E. Lader
Forensic Genetics Unit, University of Santiago
de Compostela, Spain
2. Building a large-scale missing
persons ID SNP panel
Christopher Phillips
A. Tillmar, T.J. Parsons, R. Huel, K. Kidd,
M.V. Lareu, K. Elliott, R. Samara, E. Lader
Forensic Genetics Unit, University of Santiago
de Compostela, Spain
Yale
3. ICMP 2.0 aims to redefine the scope of its identification work worldwide
and adopt MPS as key technology, founded in the new headquarters
The Hague facilities will be well suited to
adoption of new forensic DNA technologies
Bioinformatics and computational
infrastructure is well founded
Qiagen and ICMP have agreed to develop
a complete missing persons ID pipeline
4. The rationale for SNP analysis in forensics
Microhaplotype genotyping becomes
possible with the introduction of MPS
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5. The rationale for SNP analysis in forensics
Microhaplotype genotyping becomes
possible with the introduction of MPS
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Constructed a new MPS panel
dedicated to missing persons
identification consisting of multiple-
allele SNPs and microhaplotypes
A collaborative project that makes
use of the QIAseq MPS system:
originally developed for sensitivity
to low-level mutation sequences
6. Why use single nucleotide polymorphisms rather
than tried-and-tested STRs for missing persons ID?
Forensic MPS as it currently stands and the
added advantages of QIAseq chemistry
Criteria for building the ICMP missing persons ID panel
- moving away from binary markers
Characteristics of the markers incorporated
into the ICMP missing persons ID panel
7. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms can provide complimentary data to STRs
SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Yale
8. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms can provide complimentary data to STRs
SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Yale
9. SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Ancestry Informative SNPsTrait-Predictive SNPs
Identity Testing SNPs Lineage SNPs
Yale
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms can provide complimentary data to STRs
10. SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Ancestry Informative SNPsTrait-Predictive SNPs
Identity Testing SNPs Lineage SNPs
Yale
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms can provide complimentary data to STRs
11. SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Ancestry Informative SNPsTrait-Predictive SNPs
Identity Testing SNPs Lineage SNPs
Yale
The amplified fragments used to
genotype SNPs can be very short
SNPs can be more successful than
STRs when the DNA is extremely
degraded
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms can provide alternative tests to STRs
12. SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Ancestry Informative SNPsTrait-Predictive SNPs
Identity Testing SNPs Lineage SNPs
Yale
The amplified fragments used to
genotype SNPs can be very short
SNPs can be more successful than
STRs when the DNA is extremely
degraded
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms can provide alternative tests to STRs
13. SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Ancestry Informative SNPsTrait-Predictive SNPs
Identity Testing SNPs Lineage SNPs
Yale
The amplified fragments used to
genotype SNPs can be very short
SNPforID 52-plex SNP panel
Innsbruck experimental Mini-STRs
NIST NC-01/NC-02 Mini-STRs
SNPs can be more successful than
STRs when the DNA is extremely
degraded
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms can provide alternative tests to STRs
15. Yale
• Bode technologies used Orchid’s Snippet
system to genotype small-scale SNP multiplexes
• Compared to mtDNA analysis this early SNP
typing pilot study was largely unsuccessful
16. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms are one form of short genetic variation
SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Ancestry Informative SNPsTrait-Predictive SNPs
Identity Testing SNPs Lineage SNPs
The amplified fragments used to
genotype SNPs can be very short
Yale
SNPs can be more successful than
STRs when the DNA is extremely
degraded
17. The amplified fragments used to
genotype SNPs can be very short
SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs in closely-linked sets can be
jointly genotyped by Massively Parallel
Sequencing techniques
Phased microhaplotypes have
multiple alleles - increasing their
discrimination power
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Ancestry Informative SNPsTrait-Predictive SNPs
Identity Testing SNPs Lineage SNPs
Yale
But new types of marker can now be genotyped with MPS
SNPs can be more successful than
STRs when the DNA is extremely
degraded
18. SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Ancestry Informative SNPsTrait-Predictive SNPs
Identity Testing SNPs Lineage SNPs
The amplified fragments used to
genotype SNPs can be very short
SNPs in closely-linked sets can be
jointly genotyped by Massively Parallel
Sequencing techniques
Phased microhaplotypes have
multiple alleles - increasing their
discrimination power
New types of SNP-based markers
But new types of marker can now be genotyped with MPS
SNPs can be more successful than
STRs when the DNA is extremely
degraded
19. SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Ancestry Informative SNPsTrait-Predictive SNPs
Identity Testing SNPs Lineage SNPs
The amplified fragments used to
genotype SNPs can be very short
SNPs in closely-linked sets can be
jointly genotyped by Massively Parallel
Sequencing techniques
Phased microhaplotypes have
multiple alleles - increasing their
discrimination power
New types of SNP-based markers
But new types of marker can now be genotyped with MPS
SNPs can be more successful than
STRs when the DNA is extremely
degraded
20. SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Ancestry Informative SNPsTrait-Predictive SNPs
Identity Testing SNPs Lineage SNPs
T G
C A
T A
The amplified fragments used to
genotype SNPs can be very short
SNPs in closely-linked sets can be
jointly genotyped by Massively Parallel
Sequencing techniques
Phased microhaplotypes have
multiple alleles - increasing their
discrimination power
New types of SNP-based markers
But new types of marker can now be genotyped with MPS
SNPs can be more successful than
STRs when the DNA is extremely
degraded
21. SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Ancestry Informative SNPsTrait-Predictive SNPs
Identity Testing SNPs Lineage SNPs
T G
C A
T A
The amplified fragments used to
genotype SNPs can be very short
SNPs in closely-linked sets can be
jointly genotyped by Massively Parallel
Sequencing techniques
Phased microhaplotypes have
multiple alleles - increasing their
discrimination power
New types of SNP-based markers
But new types of marker can now be genotyped with MPS
SNPs can be more successful than
STRs when the DNA is extremely
degraded
22. SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Ancestry Informative SNPsTrait-Predictive SNPs
Identity Testing SNPs Lineage SNPs
T G
C A
T A
Microhaplotypes
SNPs in and
around STRs
The amplified fragments used to
genotype SNPs can be very short
SNPs in closely-linked sets can be
jointly genotyped by Massively Parallel
Sequencing techniques
Phased microhaplotypes have
multiple alleles - increasing their
discrimination power
New types of SNP-based markers
But new types of marker can now be genotyped with MPS
SNPs can be more successful than
STRs when the DNA is extremely
degraded
23. SNPs in coding regions underlie a
large proportion of common genetic
variation
SNPs form the basis of forensic
trait-predictive tests of externally
visible characteristics (EVCs) and
much of the ancestry informative
markers in forensic ancestry tests
Ancestry Informative SNPsTrait-Predictive SNPs
Identity Testing SNPs Lineage SNPs
T G
C A
T A
Microhaplotypes
SNPs in and
around STRs
Both can now be
genotyped with MPS
The amplified fragments used to
genotype SNPs can be very short
SNPs in closely-linked sets can be
jointly genotyped by Massively Parallel
Sequencing techniques
Phased microhaplotypes have
multiple alleles - increasing their
discrimination power
New types of SNP-based markers
SNPs can be more successful than
STRs when the DNA is extremely
degraded
But new types of marker can now be genotyped with MPS
24. • Short amplicons give best
results even with low quants
• SNP dropout is random
rather than systematic
SNPs work well with
very degraded DNA
25. • SNP dropout is random
rather than systematic
No.ofreportableloci(46intotal)
DNAconcentrationng/μl
• Short amplicons give best
results even with low quants
SNPs work well with
very degraded DNA
26. Why use single nucleotide polymorphisms rather
than tried-and-tested STRs for missing persons ID?
Forensic MPS as it currently stands and the
added advantages of QIAseq chemistry
Criteria for building the ICMP missing persons ID panel
- moving away from binary markers
Characteristics of the markers incorporated
into the ICMP missing persons ID panel
27. Adaptor Barcode +
Adaptor
Barcode + Adaptor
Adaptor
Clonal amplification
by Bridge
Amplification
Add adaptors and
barcodes
Clean up
Library
Removes excess
reagents
Barcode + Adaptor
Adaptor
Repair ends and
add A overhang
Adaptor Barcode + Adaptor
Add adaptors and
barcodes
Clean up
Library
Removes excess
reagents
Barcode + Adaptor
Adaptor
Clonal amplification
by Bridge
Amplification
Create blunt ends
Adaptor Barcode + Adaptor
Clonal
amplification by
Emulsion PCR
DNA fragments bind
to Ion Sphere
Particles (ISPs)
I
S
P
I
S
P
D
Target amplification
DNA is
replicated
and new
fragments
bind to ISPs
Removes oil and
excess reagents
from PCR
Clean up
Clean up
Cluster generation
CLONAL
AMPLIFICATION
SEQUENCING
LIBRARY
PREPARATION
Hybridize fragments to
flow cell glass surface
Single-stranded DNA flexes
to form a bridge, then
extended by polymerase
Double-stranded bridge
denatured leaving two
single-stranded fragments
Process repeated to form
cluster of fragments
Reverse strands cleaved and
washed off to leave forward
strand clusters on flow cell
Spheres loaded into
individual wells on
surface of semi-
conductor chip
Chip surface is flushed
and drained with
successive dNTPs
Voltage
spikes
converted to
Ionogram
Nucleotide addition
causes a change in
pH with proportional
voltage charge
Sensor plate
Sensing layer
Sequencing primers added
Sequencing performed on
forward strands. As dNTPs
are added fluorescence is
emitted as light signals
measured by a detector
Regenerate DNA fragments for
reverse strand on flow cell
Sequencing is repeated on
reverse strands. Light
signals converted to
sequence read
PCR AMPLIFICATIONDNA EXTRACTION QUANTITATION
Replicate DNA with forensically relevant primer sets to target specific sitesMeasure amount of DNARelease DNA from cells
STANDARD
FORENSIC
TARGET DNA
PREPARATION
Dr. Linzi Wilson-Wilde
MPS
28. Adaptor Barcode +
Adaptor
Barcode + Adaptor
Adaptor
Clonal amplification
by Bridge
Amplification
Add adaptors and
barcodes
Clean up
Library
Removes excess
reagents
Barcode + Adaptor
Adaptor
Repair ends and
add A overhang
Adaptor Barcode + Adaptor
Add adaptors and
barcodes
Clean up
Library
Removes excess
reagents
Barcode + Adaptor
Adaptor
Clonal amplification
by Bridge
Amplification
Create blunt ends
Adaptor Barcode + Adaptor
Clonal
amplification by
Emulsion PCR
DNA fragments bind
to Ion Sphere
Particles (ISPs)
I
S
P
I
S
P
D
Target amplification
DNA is
replicated
and new
fragments
bind to ISPs
Removes oil and
excess reagents
from PCR
Clean up
Clean up
Cluster generation
CLONAL
AMPLIFICATION
SEQUENCING
LIBRARY
PREPARATION
Hybridize fragments to
flow cell glass surface
Single-stranded DNA flexes
to form a bridge, then
extended by polymerase
Double-stranded bridge
denatured leaving two
single-stranded fragments
Process repeated to form
cluster of fragments
Reverse strands cleaved and
washed off to leave forward
strand clusters on flow cell
Spheres loaded into
individual wells on
surface of semi-
conductor chip
Chip surface is flushed
and drained with
successive dNTPs
Voltage
spikes
converted to
Ionogram
Nucleotide addition
causes a change in
pH with proportional
voltage charge
Sensor plate
Sensing layer
Sequencing primers added
Sequencing performed on
forward strands. As dNTPs
are added fluorescence is
emitted as light signals
measured by a detector
Regenerate DNA fragments for
reverse strand on flow cell
Sequencing is repeated on
reverse strands. Light
signals converted to
sequence read
PCR AMPLIFICATIONDNA EXTRACTION QUANTITATION
Replicate DNA with forensically relevant primer sets to target specific sitesMeasure amount of DNARelease DNA from cells
STANDARD
FORENSIC
TARGET DNA
PREPARATION
MPS
Dr. Linzi Wilson-Wilde
29. Mixed marker MPS panels like the Illumina DNA Signature Kit sequence the
shortest possible amplicon lengths - here the bulk of SNPs are below 125 bp
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STR fragment length ranges
SNP fragment sizes
30. • Tested a DNA extract from a
12th Century male skeleton in
duplicated MPS runs
• Volders mediaeval burial site
in Tyrol has 5th/6th Century
skeletons overlaid with later
12th/13th Century remains
A recent pilot study showed the sensitivity of MPS
31. N / NN
QUAL=0
SNPs
>100 x
coverage
SNPs
20-100 x
coverage
• Tested a DNA extract from a
12th Century male skeleton in
duplicated MPS runs
• Volders mediaeval burial site
in Tyrol has 5th/6th Century
skeletons overlaid with later
12th/13th Century remains
A recent pilot study showed the sensitivity of MPS
32. 47
68
108
130
45 SNPs were
removed from the
prototype set
60 SNPs have
reduced amplicon
sizes compared to the
prototype set (by an
average 57.5 bp)
64 SNPs retain the
original prototype
primer designs
120
123
137
117
119
99
Prototype SNP
panel amplicons
Final HID-Ion
AmpliSeq™ Identity
Panel amplicons
N / NN
QUAL=0
SNPs
>100 x
coverage
SNPs
20-100 x
coverage
33. 47
68
108
130
45 SNPs were
removed from the
prototype set
60 SNPs have
reduced amplicon
sizes compared to the
prototype set (by an
average 57.5 bp)
64 SNPs retain the
original prototype
primer designs
120
123
137
117
119
99
Prototype SNP
panel amplicons
Final HID-Ion
AmpliSeq™ Identity
Panel amplicons
N / NN
QUAL=0
SNPs
>100 x
coverage
SNPs
20-100 x
coverage
TFS Precision ID
Identification SNPs
Identification SNP
Prototype Panel
169
124
35. Adaptor Barcode +
Adaptor
Barcode + Adaptor
Adaptor
Clonal amplification
by Bridge
Amplification
Add adaptors and
barcodes
Clean up
Library
Removes excess
reagents
Barcode + Adaptor
Adaptor
Repair ends and
add A overhang
Adaptor Barcode + Adaptor
Add adaptors and
barcodes
Clean up
Library
Removes excess
reagents
Barcode + Adaptor
Adaptor
Clonal amplification
by Bridge
Amplification
Create blunt ends
Adaptor Barcode + Adaptor
Clonal
amplification by
Emulsion PCR
DNA fragments bind
to Ion Sphere
Particles (ISPs)
I
S
P
I
S
P
D
Target amplification
DNA is
replicated
and new
fragments
bind to ISPs
Removes oil and
excess reagents
from PCR
Clean up
Clean up
Cluster generation
CLONAL
AMPLIFICATION
SEQUENCING
LIBRARY
PREPARATION
Hybridize fragments to
flow cell glass surface
Single-stranded DNA flexes
to form a bridge, then
extended by polymerase
Double-stranded bridge
denatured leaving two
single-stranded fragments
Process repeated to form
cluster of fragments
Reverse strands cleaved and
washed off to leave forward
strand clusters on flow cell
Spheres loaded into
individual wells on
surface of semi-
conductor chip
Chip surface is flushed
and drained with
successive dNTPs
Voltage
spikes
converted to
Ionogram
Nucleotide addition
causes a change in
pH with proportional
voltage charge
Sensor plate
Sensing layer
Sequencing primers added
Sequencing performed on
forward strands. As dNTPs
are added fluorescence is
emitted as light signals
measured by a detector
Regenerate DNA fragments for
reverse strand on flow cell
Sequencing is repeated on
reverse strands. Light
signals converted to
sequence read
PCR AMPLIFICATIONDNA EXTRACTION QUANTITATION
Replicate DNA with forensically relevant primer sets to target specific sitesMeasure amount of DNARelease DNA from cells
Dr. Linzi Wilson-Wilde
STANDARD
FORENSIC
TARGET DNA
PREPARATION
The PCR and library
preparation steps build
more complex oligos in
the QIAseq chemistry
36. Yale
The capture PCR used as the preamble to MPS can produce artefacts
The capture PCR is prone to DNA synthesis errors (at a small
frequency but exacerbated when analysing low-level DNA)
Stochastic effects can be accelerated by big differences in GC
content and therefore Tm values for any one DNA fragment
37. Yale
568 amplicons
The capture PCR is prone to DNA synthesis errors (at a small
frequency but exacerbated when analysing low-level DNA)
PCR artefacts carrying through to MPS sequence output are
particularly prevalent in the much larger multiplexes typically
used in medical sequencing analyses
The capture PCR used as the preamble to MPS can produce artefacts
Stochastic effects can be accelerated by big differences in GC
content and therefore Tm values for any one DNA fragment
38. DNA Fragmentation
Library construction ligating Barcodes
- Sample indices - F-primer sequences
Sample indexing and
amplification
MPS-ready library
MB Molecular Barcode
GSP Gene-specific primer
UP Universal primer
FP Forward F-primer
SIP Sample index primer
~9 hours
Target enrichment by single primer extension
of F-primer & Gene (SNP/MH) specific primer
Ligation of extended oligos
Yale
QIAseq MPS chemistry combines a stepwise series of specific
sequences into a composite oligonucleotide by ligation
568 amplicons
39. DNA Fragmentation
Sample indexing and amplification
MPS-ready library
MB Molecular Barcode
GSP Gene-specific primer
UP Universal primer
FP Forward F-primer
SIP Sample index primer
~9 hours
Target enrichment by single primer extension
of F-primer & Gene (SNP/MH) specific primer
Ligation of extended oligos
Yale
Library construction ligating Barcodes -
Sample indices - F-primer sequences
QIAseq MPS chemistry combines a stepwise series of specific
sequences into a composite oligonucleotide by ligation
40. DNA Fragmentation
Sample indexing and amplification
MPS-ready library
MB Molecular Barcode
GSP Gene-specific primer
UP Universal primer
FP Forward F-primer
SIP Sample index primer
~9 hours
Target enrichment by single primer extension
of F-primer & Gene (SNP/MH) specific primer
Ligation of extended oligos
Yale
Library construction ligating Barcodes -
Sample indices - F-primer sequences
QIAseq MPS chemistry combines a stepwise series of specific
sequences into a composite oligonucleotide by ligation
Tag target DNA
fragments with
UMIs: Unique
Molecular Indices
Amplify
Correct errors
with UMIs
41. DNA Fragmentation
Library construction ligating Barcodes -
Sample indices - F-primer sequences
Sample indexing and amplification
MPS-ready library
MB Molecular Barcode
GSP Gene-specific primer
UP Universal primer
FP Forward F-primer
SIP Sample index primer
~9 hours
Target enrichment by single primer extension
of F-primer & Gene (SNP/MH) specific primer
Ligation of extended oligos
A typical QIAseq oligo prepared for MiSeq analysis
Yale
QIAseq MPS chemistry combines a stepwise series of specific
sequences into a composite oligonucleotide by ligation
42. Why use single nucleotide polymorphisms rather
than tried-and-tested STRs for missing persons ID?
Forensic MPS as it currently stands and the
added advantages of QIAseq chemistry
Criteria for building the ICMP missing persons ID panel
- moving away from binary markers
Characteristics of the markers incorporated
into the ICMP missing persons ID panel
43. Why use single nucleotide polymorphisms rather
than tried-and-tested STRs for missing persons ID?
Forensic MPS as it currently stands and the
added advantages of QIAseq chemistry
Criteria for building the ICMP missing persons ID panel
- moving away from binary markers
Characteristics of the markers incorporated
into the ICMP missing persons ID panel
44. Why use single nucleotide polymorphisms rather
than tried-and-tested STRs for missing persons ID?
Forensic MPS as it currently stands and the
added advantages of QIAseq chemistry
Criteria for building the ICMP missing persons ID panel
- moving away from binary markers
Characteristics of the markers incorporated
into the ICMP missing persons ID panel
• SNPs provide very short fragment PCR - markers of choice for degraded DNA
• But SNPs clearly have much less information per marker than STRs
• What happens when we use SNPs to examine a very distant kinship claim ?
45. Yale
Second cousins in a fully deficient pedigree is a challenging kinship
analysis to perform - in 2011 we opted to use an Affymetrix 6.0 SNP array
46. Yale
Second cousins in a fully deficient pedigree is a challenging kinship
analysis to perform - in 2011 we opted to use an Affymetrix 6.0 SNP array
49. Why use single nucleotide polymorphisms rather
than tried-and-tested STRs for missing persons ID?
Forensic MPS as it currently stands and the
added advantages of QIAseq chemistry
Criteria for building the ICMP missing persons ID panel
- moving away from binary markers
Characteristics of the markers incorporated
into the ICMP missing persons ID panel
• The PCR multiplex must be bigger than scales achieved in forensic MPS before
• We also decided to use more informative SNP-based markers:
• Tri-allelic SNPs (three possible nucleotide alleles per site = 6 genotypes)
• Microhaplotypes in realistically short sequence fragments
50. Yale
Simulated kinship test
LR distributions and
linkage adjustments
Microhaplotypes
The ICMP panel was developed from collaboration between five laboratories
and combines a large number of single-site SNPs and microhaplotype loci
QIAseq MPS
technology
Marker
selection
Optimisation of
panel and
Qiagen pipeline
52. Yale
Andreas Tillmar, Linkoping established the Qiagen 140-SNP ID
panel for the MiSeq system, USC adapted it for the Ion PGM
Qiagen first
generation MPS
technology
• Good sequence coverage and
MPS performance as a third-party
kit applicable to both platforms
• Qiagen now transitioned to
QIAseq chemistry to enable much
larger PCR multiplexes and use of
multiple primer sets for enhanced
sensitivity
53. Yale
With much larger marker panels applied to kinship tests allowance for linkage
becomes important: Linkoping-USC developed 'ILIR' to adjust for linked loci
Simulated kinship test LR
distributions and linkage
adjustments
QIAseq MPS
technology Rc value
estimation
54. Yale
With much larger marker panels applied to kinship tests allowance for linkage
becomes important: Linkoping-USC developed 'ILIR' to adjust for linked loci
Simulated kinship test LR
distributions and linkage
adjustments
QIAseq MPS
technology Rc value
estimation
• Not accounting for linkage
(here, 20 STRs + 52 SNPs)
has a marked effect on LR
calculations, particularly when
testing related individuals
56. SNP combinations in each haplotype and their phase can only be obtained
by sequencing the whole strand - made possible with MPS
Yale
57. GT, CT, CT
33 = 27 genotype
combinations
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SNP combinations in each haplotype and their phase can only be obtained
by sequencing the whole strand - made possible with MPS
58. G C C
T T T
T C C
G T T
G T C
T C T
T T C
G C T
G C T
T T C
T C T
G T C
G T T
T C C
T T T
A A C
GT, CT, CT
33 = 27 genotype
combinations
36 combinations
of 8 haplotypes
Yale
SNP combinations in each haplotype and their phase can only be obtained
by sequencing the whole strand - made possible with MPS
59. G C C
T T T
T C C
G T T
G T C
T C T
T T C
G C T
G C T
T T C
T C T
G T C
G T T
T C C
T T T
A A C
GT, CT, CT
33 = 27 genotype
combinations
36 combinations
of 8 haplotypes
Yale
SNP combinations in each haplotype and their phase can only be obtained
by sequencing the whole strand - made possible with MPS
60. X
G C C
T T T
T C C
G T T
G T C
T C T
T T C
G C T
G C T
T T C
T C T
G T C
G T T
T C C
T T T
A A C
GT, CT, CT
33 = 27 genotype
combinations
36 combinations
of 8 haplotypes
Yale
SNP combinations in each haplotype and their phase can only be obtained
by sequencing the whole strand - made possible with MPS
61. Yale
Microhaplotypes
Marker
selection
Not all microhaplotypes were sufficiently informative - most 2-SNP
loci gave tri-allelic patterns with similar power to these loci
• Selected 46 from 130 microhaplotypes that
have high haplotype Heterozygosity values in
most or all 1000 Genomes population groups (i.e.
seeking ‘universal’ informativeness)
• Reduced the size of some microhaplotypes and
traded a reasonable reduction of informativeness
for efficiency with degraded DNA
64. Why use single nucleotide polymorphisms rather
than tried-and-tested STRs for missing persons ID?
Forensic MPS as it currently stands and the
added advantages of QIAseq chemistry
Criteria for building the ICMP missing persons ID panel
- moving away from binary markers
Characteristics of the markers incorporated
into the ICMP missing persons ID panel
65. Why use single nucleotide polymorphisms rather
than tried-and-tested STRs for missing persons ID?
Forensic MPS as it currently stands and the
added advantages of QIAseq chemistry
Criteria for building the ICMP missing persons ID panel
- moving away from binary markers
Characteristics of the markers incorporated
into the ICMP missing persons ID panel
• 1457 markers were incorporated after linkage screening
- only 6 sites were eliminated based on primer extension disqualification
• 1377 autosomal tri-alleleic SNPs
• 34 tri-allelic X chromosome SNPs
• 46 microhaplotypes with 2, 3, 4, and 5 SNP combinations
66. Why use single nucleotide polymorphisms rather
than tried-and-tested STRs for missing persons ID?
Forensic MPS as it currently stands and the
added advantages of QIAseq chemistry
Criteria for building the ICMP missing persons ID panel
- moving away from binary markers
Characteristics of the markers incorporated
into the ICMP missing persons ID panel
• 1457 markers were incorporated after linkage screening
- only 6 sites were eliminated based on primer extension disqualification
• 1377 autosomal tri-alleleic SNPs
• 34 tri-allelic X chromosome SNPs
• 2832 target enrichment extension primers
- 80% of sites with redundant targeting
• 46 microhaplotypes with 2, 3, 4, and 5 SNP combinations
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Typical tri-allelic SNPs for identification - 0.6-0.66 average Heterozygosity
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68. 1411 Tri-allelic SNPs
Ranked average Heterozygosity amongst five 1000 Genomes
populations (American-East Asian-South Asian-European-African)
Yale
We were able to combine 1411 tri-allelic SNPs with high levels of average
heterozygosity (averaged across five 1000 Genomes population groups)
Only 1.5% of tri-allelic SNPs have a lower
average Heterozygosity than the 0.5 bi-allelic
SNP maximum value (these SNPs had skewed
allele frequencies amongst different populations)
69. STR sequence variants and Microhaplotypes
Yale
This microhaplotype exemplifies trading size for informativeness
70. STR sequence variants and Microhaplotypes
Yale
This microhaplotype exemplifies trading size for informativeness
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Kiddlab microhaplotype sizes
ICMP panel microhaplotype sizes
46 Microhaplotypes ranked by descending size - as originally described in Kiddlab list of 130
Average size 128-NT
Average size 60.5-NT
16 microhaplotypes had identical sizes, 14 of these were at the
extreme size range with an average 55-nucleotide size
65% of Microhaplotypes adopted for the panel had their sizes
reduced by an average 67-nucleotides
Microhaplotypespaninnucleotides
Yale
72. MH-D01 39 NT 0.7330 MH-D07 66 NT 0.7434
MH-D50 62 NT 0.6887 MH-D62 59 NT 0.7074
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ACC ACT ATC ATT TCC TCT TTC TTT CAA CAG CTA CTG TAA TAG TTA
AAA ACA ACG CAA CCACAA CAT CGT TAA TGA
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Typical microhaplotypes for ID - 0.68-0.73 average Heterozygosity
Yale
73. 46 Microhaplotypes1411 Tri-allelic SNPs
Ranked average Heterozygosity amongst five 1000 Genomes
populations (American-East Asian-South Asian-European-African)
39% of microhaplotypes have
higher average Heterozygosity
than 0.66: the tri-allelic SNP
maximum value
Only 1.5% of tri-allelic SNPs have a lower
average Heterozygosity than the 0.5 bi-allelic
SNP maximum value (these SNPs had skewed
allele frequencies amongst different populations)
98.5% of tri-allelic SNPs and all 46 microhaplotypes are more
informative than the best binary SNPs with 0.5-0.5 alleles
Yale
75. Yale
• Approximately 7-10% of the tri-allelic sites in ICMP panel are actually segmental
duplications giving false three-allele patterns (often in one individual) - so these loci have
not been sufficiently well curated by 1000 Genomes at this stage and are now discarded
from the multiplex
In conclusion: One cautionary observation made during the optimisation of
this large panel for routine missing person identification
76. Yale
In conclusion: One cautionary observation made during the optimisation of
this large panel for routine missing person identification
• Approximately 7-10% of the tri-allelic sites in ICMP panel are actually segmental
duplications giving false three-allele patterns (often in one individual) - so these loci have
not been sufficiently well curated by 1000 Genomes at this stage and are now discarded
from the multiplex
Allelic diversity vs.
segmental duplication