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Such mixture samples contain small amounts of male DNA in a high background of female DNA and autosomal testing seldom does not yield a profile.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Franz Neuhuber, Head of Forensic Molecular Biology Department at University of Salzburg, Austria shares details of an attempted rape case that prompted the lab to adopt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/industrial\/forensics\/human-identification\/forensic-dna-analysis\/pcr-amplification-forensic-dna-profiling\/y-str-analysis.html\">Y-STR<\/a> analysis.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X7v9uNxAU4Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Learn More:\u00a0https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/industrial\/forensics\/human-identification\/forensic-dna-analysis\/sexual-assault-casework.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Y-STR analysis has raised the success rate of investigations into sexual\u00a0offenses\u00a0particularly in cases where only non-sperm traces may be available such as saliva, skin,\u00a0finger nails, contact &amp; touch traces. 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