Progress in forensic bone DNA analysis: Lessons learned from ancient DNA

M Hofreiter, J Sneberger, M Pospisek… - Forensic Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Research on ancient and forensic DNA is related in many ways, and the two fields must deal
with similar obstacles. Therefore, communication between these two communities has the …

Interpol review of forensic biology and forensic DNA typing 2016-2019

JM Butler, S Willis - Forensic science international: synergy, 2020 - Elsevier
This review paper covers the forensic-relevant literature in biological sciences from 2016 to
2019 as a part of the 19th Interpol International Forensic Science Managers Symposium …

Characterization of genetic sequence variation of 58 STR loci in four major population groups

NMM Novroski, JL King, JD Churchill, LH Seah… - Forensic Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Massively parallel sequencing (MPS) can identify sequence variation within short tandem
repeat (STR) alleles as well as their nominal allele lengths that traditionally have been …

Evaluation of the Illumina ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep Kit–MPS forensic application for the MiSeq FGx™ benchtop sequencer

C Xavier, W Parson - Forensic Science International: Genetics, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Massively Parallel (Next Generation) Sequencing (MPS) technologies have
recently been proven useful and successful in typing various markers relevant in forensic …

[HTML][HTML] Sequence-based US population data for 27 autosomal STR loci

KB Gettings, LA Borsuk, CR Steffen, KM Kiesler… - Forensic Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract This manuscript reports Short Tandem Repeat (STR) sequence-based allele
frequencies for 1036 samples across 27 autosomal STR loci: D1S1656, TPOX, D2S441 …

Performance and concordance of the ForenSeq™ system for autosomal and Y chromosome short tandem repeat sequencing of reference-type specimens

RS Just, LI Moreno, JB Smerick, JA Irwin - Forensic Science International …, 2017 - Elsevier
Though the utility of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies for forensic short
tandem repeat (STR) typing has been evident for several years, commercially available …

Population and performance analyses of four major populations with Illumina's FGx Forensic Genomics System

JD Churchill, NMM Novroski, JL King, LH Seah… - Forensic Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The MiSeq FGx Forensic Genomics System (Illumina) enables amplification and
massively parallel sequencing of 59 STRs, 94 identity informative SNPs, 54 ancestry …

Concordance of the ForenSeq™ system and characterisation of sequence-specific autosomal STR alleles across two major population groups

L Devesse, D Ballard, L Davenport, I Riethorst… - Forensic Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
By using sequencing technology to genotype loci of forensic interest it is possible to
simultaneously target autosomal, X and Y STRs as well as identity, ancestry and phenotypic …

Current and emerging tools for the recovery of genetic information from post mortem samples: New directions for disaster victim identification

J Watherston, D McNevin, ME Gahan, D Bruce… - Forensic Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
DNA profiling has emerged as the gold standard for the identification of victims in mass
disaster events providing an ability to identify victims, reassociate remains and provide …

Improved pairwise kinship analysis using massively parallel sequencing

R Li, H Li, D Peng, B Hao, Z Wang, E Huang… - Forensic Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, 67 individuals from two families were analyzed to explore the efficacy of
the ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep Kit for pairwise kinship analysis. Six types of pairwise …