Short tandem repeats (STRs) are conventional genetic markers typically used for paternity
and kinship testing. As supplementary markers of STRs, single nucleotide polymorphisms …

Socioeconomic position, racial/ethnic minority status, and other characteristics of the macro-
environment may be important moderators of genetic influence on a wide array of …

The University of Washington Twin Registry is a unique community-based registry of twin
pairs who join specifically to participate in scientific research. It was founded in 2002 to …

In contrast to genetic diagnostic disciplines such as Oncogenetics and Cinical Genetics,
where worldwide, since 2010, tens of thousands of DNA samples are routinely screened …

The presence of a tri-allelic pattern at a single locus in a multiplex short tandem repeat
(STR) profile is a rarely observable event. Generally, based on peak height measured by the …

Disciplines in forensic science have developed alongside and continue to be dependent on
technological advances in the corresponding basic scientific disciplines. This is true with …

Polymorphic autosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) are a class of genetic markers that are
routinely being used for parentage testing purposes in forensic science laboratories. They …

The Danish Twin Registry (DTR) was established in the 1950s, when twins born from 1870
to 1910 were ascertained, and has since been extended to include twins from birth cohorts …

Kinship testing based on genetic markers, as forensic short tandem repeats (STRs) and
single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), has valuable practical applications. Paternity and …

In this paper we develop a methodology for the identification of large numbers of US adult
twin pairs. Data for this study derive from the US Department of Defense and the Vietnam …