Recent advances in forensic biology and forensic DNA typing: INTERPOL review 2019–2022

JM Butler - Forensic Science International: Synergy, 2023 - Elsevier
This review paper covers the forensic-relevant literature in biological sciences from 2019 to
2022 as a part of the 20th INTERPOL International Forensic Science Managers Symposium …

Review of SNP assays for disaster victim identification: Cost, time, and performance information for decision‐makers

KB Gettings, A Tillmar… - Journal of Forensic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In mass disaster events, forensic DNA laboratories may be called upon to quickly pivot their
operations toward identifying bodies and reuniting remains with family members. Ideally …

Accurate profiling of forensic autosomal STRs using the Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION device

CL Hall, RK Kesharwani, NR Phillips, JV Planz… - Forensic Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The high variability characteristic of short tandem repeat (STR) markers is harnessed for
human identification in forensic genetic analyses. Despite the power and reliability of current …

TRcaller: a novel tool for precise and ultrafast tandem repeat variant genotyping in massively parallel sequencing reads

X Wang, M Huang, B Budowle, J Ge - Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Calling tandem repeat (TR) variants from DNA sequences is of both theoretical and practical
significance. Some bioinformatics tools have been developed for detecting or genotyping …

Using unique molecular identifiers to improve allele calling in low-template mixtures

B Crysup, S Mandape, JL King, M Muenzler… - Forensic Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
PCR artifacts are an ever-present challenge in sequencing applications. These artifacts can
seriously limit the analysis and interpretation of low-template samples and mixtures …

USAT: a bioinformatic toolkit to facilitate interpretation and comparative visualization of tandem repeat sequences

X Wang, B Budowle, J Ge - BMC bioinformatics, 2022 - Springer
Background Tandem repeats (TR), highly variable genomic variants, are widely used in
individual identification, disease diagnostics, and evolutionary studies. The recent advances …

Evaluation of Promega PowerSeq™ Auto/Y systems prototype on an admixed sample of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Population data, sensitivity, stutter and mixture studies

R Moura-Neto, JL King, I Mello, V Dias, B Crysup… - Forensic Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Forensic DNA typing typically relies on the length-based (LB) separation of PCR products
containing short tandem repeat loci (STRs). Massively parallel sequencing (MPS) elucidates …

Ion Torrent™ Genexus™ Integrated Sequencer and ForeNGS Analysis Software—An automatic NGS-STR workflow from DNA to profile for forensic science

F Guo, Y Lang, G Long, Z Liu, G Jing, Y Zhou… - Forensic Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ion Torrent™ Genexus™ Sequencer (Genexus) is a highly integrated
instrument that can automate library construction, templating, and sequencing in a single …

Developmental validation of STRmix™ NGS, a probabilistic genotyping tool for the interpretation of autosomal STRs from forensic profiles generated using NGS

K Cheng, JA Bright, H Kelly, YY Liu, MH Lin… - Forensic Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
We describe the developmental validation of the probabilistic genotyping software–
STRmix™ NGS–developed for the interpretation of forensic DNA profiles containing …

Cost-Effective Next Generation Sequencing-Based STR Typing with Improved Analysis of Minor, Degraded and Inhibitor-Containing DNA Samples

SS Poethe, J Holtel, JP Biermann, T Riemer… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Forensic DNA profiles are established by multiplex PCR amplification of a set of highly
variable short tandem repeat (STR) loci followed by capillary electrophoresis (CE) as a …