Forensic Science International-Genetics

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A fast and highly efficient automated DNA extraction method from small quantities of bone powder from aged bone samples	83
Detection of fraudulent in contraband Shahtoosh trade: Unfair deal in illicit wildlife market	57
A forensic population database in El Salvador: 58 STRs and 94 SNPs	54
Salmon sperm DNA increases sample recovery from cotton swabs	42
Kinship analysis of skeletal remains from the Middle Ages	41
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Developmental validation of an mRNA kit: A 5-dye multiplex assay designed for body-fluid identification	40
Hamiltonian Monte Carlo with strict convergence criteria reduces run-to-run variability in forensic DNA mixture deconvolution	35
Extraction of DNA from trace forensic samples with a modified lysis buffer and chitosan coated magnetic beads	33
DNA transfer between worn clothing and flooring surfaces with known histories of use	32
The Missing Person problem through the lens of information theory	28
Development and validation of a fast and automated DNA identification line	28
Human identification of single hair shaft using a mass spectrometry mRNA typing system	27
Development of a multiplex recombinase amplification assay for the rapid and concurrent detection of human DNA and sex identification	27
Nanopore sequencing of a forensic combined STR and SNP multiplex	26
Systematic evaluation of the Precision ID GlobalFiler™ NGS STR panel v2 using single-source samples of various quantity and quality and mixed DNA samples	25
Comparative evaluation of the MAPlex, Precision ID Ancestry Panel, and VISAGE Basic Tool for biogeographical ancestry inference	25
Haplotype distribution in a forensic full mtDNA genome database of admixed Southern Brazilians and its association with self-declared ancestry and pigmentation traits	24
Forty years of research and development on forensic genetics: A bibliometric analysis	24
Deep coverage proteome analysis of hair shaft for forensic individual identification	23
Application of a newly constructed NGS panel with 45 X-linked microhaplotypes demonstrates the unique value of X-MH for kinship testing and mixture analysis	23
Development and inter-laboratory evaluation of the VISAGE Enhanced Tool for Appearance and Ancestry inference from DNA	23
Are microhaplotypes derived from the 1000 Genomes Project reliable for forensic purposes?	22
Corrigendum to “Biological amplification of low frequency mutations unravels laboratory culture history of the bio-threat agent Francisella tularensis” [Forensic Sci. Int.: Genet. 45 (2020) 102230]	22
SCN5A missense variants and their contribution to deaths in Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome (SUNDS)	22

Development of a novel microarray data analysis tool without normalization for genotyping degraded forensic DNA	21
Phylogeography of Y-chromosome haplogroup I-P37.2 in Serbian population groups originating from distinct parts of the Balkan Peninsula	21
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Pedigree likelihood formulae based on founder and founder couple symmetry and validation of DNA testing software	21
Identification of body fluid sources based on microbiome antibiotic resistance genes using high-throughput qPCR	21
DNA databases of a CITES listed species Aquilaria malaccensis (Thymelaeaceae) as the tracking tools for forensic identification and chain of custody certification	20
Validation of the IDseek® OmniSTR™ Global Autosomal STR Profiling kit, reverse complement PCR as an improved tool/method for routine massively parallel sequencing of short tandem repeats	20
Inference of recent admixture using genotype data	20
Deconvoluting multi-person biological mixtures and accurate characterization and identification of separated contributors using non-targeted single-cell DNA sequencing	20
Improving the differentiation of closely related males by RMplex analysis of 30 Y-STRs with high mutation rates	20
Impact of theta correction in siblingship testing	19
Denoising of microhaplotype MPS data using DADA2 and its application to two-person DNA mixture analysis	19
A comprehensive characterization of MPS-STR stutter artefacts	19
Advancing human genotyping: The Infinium HTS iSelect Custom microarray panel (Rita) development study	19
Challenges in mRNA-Based Time Since Deposition Estimation: A Multiplex MPS Primer Panel Investigation	18
Predicting eye and hair colour in a Norwegian population using Verogen’s ForenSeq™ DNA signature prep kit	18
Development of an epigenetic age predictor for costal cartilage with a simultaneous somatic tissue differentiation system	18
Extending the discrete Laplace method: incorporating multi-copy loci, partial repeats and null alleles	18
DEPArray™ single-cell technology: A validation study for forensic applications	17
A mathematical framework for genetic relatedness analysis involving X chromosome aneuploidies	17
Nanopore sequencing of MiniHap biomarkers for forensic DNA mixture deconvolution: A proof-of-principle study	17
Identification of the 18 World War II executed citizens of Adele, Rethymnon, Crete using an ancient DNA approach and low coverage genomes	17
Evaluation of the VISAGE basic tool for appearance and ancestry inference using ForenSeq® chemistry on the MiSeq FGx® system	17
Quantitative differential analysis of tsRNAs for forensic body fluid identification: RT-qPCR-based discrimination derived from epithelial cell fluids screening	16
Recovery of integrated and surface trace DNA from illicit drug tablets	16
Identification and characterization of novel DIP-STRs from whole-genome sequencing data	16
Coral-ID: A forensically validated genetic test to identify precious coral material and its application to objects seized from illegal traffic	16
Informed consent for forensic genetic population studies: Status quo and a call for harmonization	16
Recommendations for the successful identification of altered human remains using standard and emerging technologies: Results of a systematic approach	16
Genetic predictions of eye and hair colour in the Danish population	16
DNA accumulation and transfer within an operational forensic exhibit storeroom	15
Genome-wide DNA methylome profiling to differentiate monozygotic twins	15
Identifying distant relatives using benchtop-scale sequencing	15
Profiling of hair proteome revealed individual demographics	15
Internal validation of the Precision ID GlobalFiler NGS STR panel v2 kit with locus-specific analytical threshold, and with special regard to mixtures and low template DNA detection	15
An overview of autosomal STRs and identity SNPs in a Norwegian population using massively parallel sequencing	15
Evaluating genome-wide and targeted forensic sequencing approaches to kinship determination	15
Recurrent familial case of early childhood sudden death: Complex post mortem genetic investigations	15
Long non-coding RNAs in human peripheral blood as biomarkers for age prediction	14
Characterization and evaluation of nine Cannabis sativa chloroplast SNP markers for crop type determination and biogeographical origin on European samples	14
Investigating SNP typing using alternative reference materials with the FORCE panel and QIAseq® chemistry	14
Editorial Board	14
Who bit the boat? New DNA collection and genomic methods enable species identification in suspected shark-related incidents	14
Benchmarking for genotyping and imputation using degraded DNA for forensic applications across diverse populations	14
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SMART: STR Mixture Analysis and Resolution Tools	14
Expression of concern “Population genetics of 17 Y-STR loci in Xibe ethnic minority from Liaoning Province, Northeast China” [Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. 16 (2015) 86–87]	13
Adapting an established Ampliseq microhaplotype panel to nanopore sequencing through direct PCR	13
Characterisation of identity-informative genetic markers in the Australian population with European ancestry	13

Developmental validation of a 381 Y-chromosome SNP panel for haplogroup analysis in the Chinese populations	13
Exploring tapelifts as a method for dual workflow STR amplification	13
Probabilities of finding trace profile donors and their paternal relatives in Y-STR reference databases	13
Improving the regional Y-STR haplotype resolution utilizing haplogroup-determining Y-SNPs and the application of machine learning in Y-SNP haplogroup prediction in a forensic Y-STR database: A pilot s	13
Sunda pangolin (M. javanica) detected for the first time in the Illegal wildlife seizures from northeast India	13
DNA methylation-based organ tissue identification: Marker identification, SNaPshot multiplex assay development, and interlaboratory comparison	12
Enhanced SNP genotyping with symmetric multinomial logistic regression	12
Accounting for site-to-site DNA transfer on a packaged exhibit in an evaluation given activity level propositions	12
A probabilistic approach to evaluate salivary microbiome in forensic science when the Defense says: `It is my twin brother'	12
Calibration performance of DNAStatistX in a laboratory setting and considerations for likelihood ratio thresholds	12
Analysis of rapidly mutating Y-STRs enables almost complete discrimination of unrelated and related males from the African continent	12
Comparison of three DNA extraction methods tested on illicit drug-related powders	12
A custom hybridisation enrichment forensic intelligence panel to infer biogeographic ancestry, hair and eye colour, and Y chromosome lineage	11
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The application of the skin virome for human identification	11
Explainable artificial intelligence in forensic DNA analysis: Alleles identification in challenging electropherograms using supervised machine learning methods	11
Estimating the time since deposition (TsD) in saliva stains using temporal changes in microbial markers	11
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Profiling age and body fluid DNA methylation markers using nanopore adaptive sampling	11
A global snapshot of current opinions of next-generation sequencing technologies usage in forensics	10
Retraction notice to “Analysis of Uyghur and Kazakh populations using the Precision ID Ancestry Panel” [Forensic Sci. Int.: Genet. 43 (2019) 102144]	10
A preliminary study on detecting human DNA in aquatic environments: Potential of eDNA in forensics	10
A multiplex microbial profiling system for the identification of the source of body fluid and skin samples	10
Operationalisation of the ForenSeq® Kintelligence Kit for Australian unidentified and missing persons casework	10
Differences of circular RNA expression profiles between monozygotic twins' blood, with the forensic application in bloodstain and saliva	10
The ReAct project: Bayesian networks for assessing the value of the results given activity level propositions	10
Investigative use of human environmental DNA in forensic genetics	10
Independent evaluation of an 11-CpG panel for age estimation in blood	10
The effect of commonly employed forensic DNA extraction protocols on ssDNA/dsDNA proportion and DNA integrity	10
Pulse Lavage System (PLS) versus forensic wet-vacuum collection of biological material	10
Techniques for estimating genetically variable peptides and semi-continuous likelihoods from massively parallel sequencing data	10
Interest and limits of using pharmacogenetics in MDMA-related fatalities: A case report	10
Dense SNP-based analyses complement forensic anthropology biogeographical ancestry assessments	10
Predicting probative levels of touch DNA on tapelifts using Diamond™ Nucleic Acid Dye	10
Timber DNA release using focused ultrasound extraction (FUSE) for genetic species identification	10
Precision touch DNA sampling on plastic bag knots for improved profiling of packer and holder contributions	9
Development and validation of a novel forensic STR multiplex assay for blue (Anthropoides paradiseus), wattled (Bugeranus carunculatus), and grey-crowned crane (Balearica regulorum)	9
Identification of the vaginal secretion donor in mixture stains using polymorphic cSNPs on mRNA biomarkers	9
Ancestry resolution of South Brazilians by forensic 165 ancestry-informative SNPs panel	9
Eurasiaplex-2: Shifting the focus to SNPs with high population specificity increases the power of forensic ancestry marker sets	9
Individual shedder status and the origin of touch DNA	9
Identification of individuals from low template blood samples using whole transcriptome shotgun sequencing	9
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Assessing the utility of quantitative and qualitative metrics in the DNA quantification process of skeletal remains for autosomal and Y-chromosome STR amplification purposes	9
Population structure and forensic genetic analyses in Guarani and Kaingang Amerindian populations from Brazil	9
Evaluation of microhaplotype panels for complex kinship analysis using massively parallel sequencing	9
Validation process of automatic DNA extraction from bone material using a new advanced protocol for the EZ2 Connect instrument	9
The Oral Microbiome for Geographic Origin: An Italian Study	8
Forensic prediction of sex, age, height, body mass index, hip-to-waist ratio, smoking status and lipid lowering drugs using epigenetic markers and plasma proteins	8
Rapid DNA from a disaster victim identification perspective: Is it a game changer?	8
Integrating the human microbiome in the forensic toolkit: Current bottlenecks and future solutions	8
Pairwise kinship inference and pedigree reconstruction using 91 microhaplotypes	8
Capability of the iSeq 100 sequencing system from Illumina to detect low-level substitutions in the human mitochondrial genome	8
African and Asian elephant ivory discrimination using a portable strip test	8
A common epigenetic clock from childhood to old age	8
A biogeographical ancestry inference pipeline using PCA-XGBoost model and its application in Asian populations	8
Harmonizing the forensic nomenclature for STR loci D6S474 and DYS612	8
Birgitte Tengs case: Analysis and the wider implications for evaluation of DNA evidence given activities	8
Mass spectrometry-based proteomics for source-level attribution after DNA extraction	8
Assessment of the ForenSeq mtDNA control region kit and comparison of orthogonal technologies	8
DNA identification from dental pulp and cementum	8
Transfer and persistence of DNA on items routinely encountered in forensic casework following habitual and short-duration one-time use	8
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Development of a two-layer machine learning model for the forensic application of legal and illegal poppy classification based on sequence data	7
Collaborative swab performance comparison and the impact of sampling solution volumes on DNA recovery	7
Explainable artificial intelligence in forensics: Realistic explanations for number of contributor predictions of DNA profiles	7
"Total Human DNA Sampling" – Forensic DNA profiles from large areas	7
Human background DNA on stones in an urban environment	7
Special issue: Forensic Genetics: Unde venisti et quo vadis?	7
Editorial Board	7
A collaborative exercise on DNA methylation-based age prediction and body fluid typing	7
Genomic history and forensic characteristics of Sherpa highlanders on the Tibetan Plateau inferred from high-resolution InDel panel and genome-wide SNPs	7
Analysis of the influence of host lifestyle (coffee consumption, drinking, and smoking) on Korean oral microbiome	7
Interpretation and reporting of mixed DNA profiles by seven forensic laboratories in the UK and Ireland	7
A robust cross-tissue DNA methylation model for forensic age estimation from oral samples	7
Investigation into the effect of mixtures comprising related people on non-donor likelihood ratios, and potential practises to mitigate providing misleading opinions	7
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The IPEFA model: An initiative for online training and education as applied by the International Society for Forensic Genetics	7
Accounting for inter-laboratory DNA recovery data variability when performing evaluations given activities	7

Development and inter-laboratory validation of the VISAGE enhanced tool for age estimation from semen using quantitative DNA methylation analysis	7
Kinship cases with partially specified hypotheses	7
DNA methylation-based semen age prediction using the markers identified in Koreans and Europeans	7
Variation in assessments of suitability and number of contributors for DNA mixtures	7
Pairwise kinship analysis of 17 pedigrees using massively parallel sequencing	7
Casework-related DNA transfer on footwear in consideration of the shedder status	7
Corrigendum to “ Developmental validation of an mRNA kit: A 5-dye multiplex assay designed for body-fluid identification” [Forensic Sci. Int.: Genet. 71 (2024) 103045]	7
TrACES of time: Towards estimating time-of-day of bloodstain deposition by targeted RNA sequencing	7
An evaluation of the RapidHIT™ ID system for hair roots stained with Diamond™ Nucleic Acid Dye	7
Uncertainty in the number of contributor estimation methods applied to a Y-STR profile	7
X-chromosomal STRs: Metapopulations and mutation rates	7
FamLink2 – A comprehensive tool for likelihood computations in pedigrees analyses involving linked DNA markers accounting for genotype uncertainties	7
Rapid detection of blood and semen mRNA markers by reverse transcription-recombinase polymerase amplification	7
Combining artificial neural network classification with fully continuous probabilistic genotyping to remove the need for an analytical threshold and electropherogram reading	7
Population analysis of complete mitogenomes for 334 samples from El Salvador	7
Trace DNA and its persistence on various surfaces: A long term study investigating the influence of surface type and environmental conditions – Part one, metals	7
Who threw that stone? A study on DNA transfer	6
Development and validation of a custom panel including 256 Y-SNPs for Chinese Y-chromosomal haplogroups dissection	6
Identifying a monozygotic twin brother as a donor of DNA in minimal, mixed forensic stains – A case example	6
Improving the system power of complex kinship analysis by combining multiple systems	6
Expression of Concern: “Genetic profile of 17 Y chromosome STRs in the Guizhou Han population of southwestern China” [Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. 25 (2016) e6–e7]	6
Epigenetic age estimation in saliva and in buccal cells	6
The role of cats in human DNA transfer	6
A highly polymorphic panel of 40-plex microhaplotypes for the Chinese Han population and its application in estimating the number of contributors in DNA mixtures	6
Mitogenomic diversity in Czechs and Slovaks	6
Pitfalls and challenges with population assignments of individuals from admixed populations: Applying Genogeographer on Brazilian individuals	6
Identification of the body fluid donor in mixtures through target mRNA cSNP sequencing	6
Applications of 1993 single nucleotide polymorphism loci in forensic pairwise kinship identifications and inferences	6
Accurate profiling of forensic autosomal STRs using the Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION device	6
The bear necessities: A sensitive qPCR assay for bear DNA detection from bile and derived products to complement wildlife forensic enforcement	6
RMplex reveals population differences in RM Y-STR mutation rates and provides improved father-son differentiation in Japanese	6
Environmental microbiota from substrate may interfere with microbiome-based identification of forensically relevant body fluids: A pilot study	6
Effect existence of aging on stutter ratio evaluated via Bayesian inference	6
Advancing FDSTools by integrating STRNaming 1.1	6
Overlapping association signals in the genetics of hair-related phenotypes in humans and their relevance to predictive DNA analysis	6
A collaborative study on the precision of the Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms used for DNA profile interpretation	6
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A preliminary report on the exploration of salivary bacterial diversity by the multiplex SNaPshot assay	6
Screening and evaluation of endogenous reference genes for miRNA expression analysis in forensic body fluid samples	6
Development and evaluations of the ancestry informative markers of the VISAGE Enhanced Tool for Appearance and Ancestry	6
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Phenotype predictions of two-person mixture using single cell analysis	6
Using an interaction timeline to investigate factors related to shedder status	6
Source level interpretation of mixed biological stains using coding region SNPs	6
Cost-effective optimisation and validation of the VISAGE enhanced tool assay on the Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform	6
António Amorim (in memoriam)	6
Discordance of Penta D x.4 microvariant alleles results between three capillary electrophoresis and one massively parallel sequencing short tandem repeat kits	6
Quantification of forensic genetic evidence: Comparison of results obtained by qualitative and quantitative software for real casework samples	5
A lights-out forensic DNA analysis workflow for no-suspect crime	5
Microhaplotype and Y-SNP/STR (MY): A novel MPS-based system for genotype pattern recognition in two-person DNA mixtures	5
Analysis and comparison of the STR genotypes called with HipSTR, STRait Razor and toaSTR by using next generation sequencing data in a Brazilian population sample	5
Testing the Ion AmpliSeq™ HID Y-SNP Research Panel v1 for performance and resolution in admixed South Americans of haplogroup Q	5
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Mitochondrial genome sequencing with ForenSeq™ mtDNA Whole Genome Kit	5
Persistence of blood (DNA/RNA) on shoe soles under varying casework related conditions	5
Transfer, persistence and recovery of DNA and mRNA vaginal mucosa markers after intimate and social contact with Bayesian network analysis for activity level reporting	5
A recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) combined with strip visualization method for RNA-based presumptive tests of saliva and vaginal secretion	5
Visualisation and detection of latent DNA deposited by pangolin scales onto plastic packaging materials	5
Recent advances in Forensic DNA Phenotyping of appearance, ancestry and age	5
Distribution of Y-chromosome haplogroups in Serbian population groups originating from historically and geographically significant distinct parts of the Balkan Peninsula	5
Analysis of mutation rates and haplotypes of 23 Y-chromosomal STRs in Korean father–son pairs	5
Improved understanding of sequence polymorphisms at 42 Y chromosome short tandem repeats for the Chinese Han population	5
A new strategy for distinguishing menstrual blood from peripheral blood by the miR-451a/miR-21-5p ratio	5
Assessing non-LUS stutter in DNA sequence data	5
Non-juvenile familial form of life-threatening arrhythmias caused by the Ryanodine Receptor type 2 c.13823 G>A, p.(Arg4608Gln) pathogenic variant: Atypical catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular	5
The advent of forensic DNA databases: It’s time to agree on some international governance principles!	5
Evidence of co-amplification of microbial DNA affecting interpretation at the D16S539 locus in the PowerPlex® ESI 17 Fast kit?: A case report	5
Inter-laboratory evaluation of the VISAGE enhanced tool and models for age estimation from blood and buccal cells	5
XGBoost as a reliable machine learning tool for predicting ancestry using autosomal STR profiles - Proof of method	5
A response to a correspondence letter by Buckleton et al. on: Riman et al. (2021) Examining performance and likelihood ratios for two likelihood ratio systems using the PROVEDIt dataset, PLoS One 16(9	5
Determining the number and size of background samples derived from an area adjacent to the target sample that provide the greatest support for a POI in a target sample	5
MixDeR: A SNP mixture deconvolution workflow for forensic genetic genealogy	5
FST estimates of 94 populations in China based on STR markers	5
Limitations of qPCR to estimate DNA quantity: An RFU method to facilitate inter-laboratory comparisons for activity level, and general applicability	5
Comparison of next generation sequencing (NGS) - (SNPs) and capillary electrophoresis (CE) - (STRs) in the genetic analysis of human remains	5
Transfer and recovery of DNA and metal particles: A proof-of-concept application of a parallel strategy by DNA and environmental scanning electron microscopy analysis	5
Evaluation of DNA Recovery from Improvised Explosive Device Components after Detonations	5
DNA transfer to placed, stored, and handled drug packaging and knives in houses	4
Unique molecular identifier-based amplicon sequencing of microhaplotypes for background noise mitigation	4
Illicit drug distribution: Evaluation of DNA transfer between ziplock bags and capsules	4
The LASSIE MPS panel: Predicting externally visible traits in dogs for forensic purposes	4
Screening and selection of 21 novel microhaplotype markers for ancestry inference in ten Chinese subpopulations	4
Ethical considerations for Forensic Genetic Frequency databases: First Report conception and development	4
Distinguishing between monozygotic twins' blood samples through immune repertoire sequencing	4
Simultaneous sequencing of 102 Y-STRs on Ion Torrent ™ GeneStudio ™ S5 System	4
Differentiation of vaginal cells from epidermal cells using morphological and autofluorescence properties: Implications for sexual assault casework involving digital penetration	4
mRNA profiling and donor association of mock casework samples: Results of a 3rd and 4th EDNAP collaborative exercise	4
EASplex: A panel of 308 AISNPs for East Asian ancestry inference using next generation sequencing	4
Corrigendum to “A probabilistic approach to evaluate salivary microbiome in forensic science when the defense says: 'It is my twin brother'” [Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. 57, 102638]	4
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DNA deposited in whole thumbprints: A reproducibility study	4
The transitivity of the Hardy–Weinberg law	4
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A cautionary note on altered pace of aging in the COVID-19 era	4
From suspicions to certainty: Wildlife DNA forensics reveals canine cannibalism	4