Forensic Science International-Genetics

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Editorial Board	68
DNA transfer between worn clothing and flooring surfaces with known histories of use	50
Developmental validation of an mRNA kit: A 5-dye multiplex assay designed for body-fluid identification	49
Detection of fraudulent in contraband Shahtoosh trade: Unfair deal in illicit wildlife market	48
Kinship analysis of skeletal remains from the Middle Ages	43
A fast and highly efficient automated DNA extraction method from small quantities of bone powder from aged bone samples	38
Hamiltonian Monte Carlo with strict convergence criteria reduces run-to-run variability in forensic DNA mixture deconvolution	38
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	37
Extraction of DNA from trace forensic samples with a modified lysis buffer and chitosan coated magnetic beads	37
The Missing Person problem through the lens of information theory	34
Salmon sperm DNA increases sample recovery from cotton swabs	33
Human identification of single hair shaft using a mass spectrometry mRNA typing system	31
Forty years of research and development on forensic genetics: A bibliometric analysis	29
Are microhaplotypes derived from the 1000 Genomes Project reliable for forensic purposes?	26
Development of a multiplex recombinase amplification assay for the rapid and concurrent detection of human DNA and sex identification	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
A forensic population database in El Salvador: 58 STRs and 94 SNPs	24
Development and validation of a fast and automated DNA identification line	24
Haplotype distribution in a forensic full mtDNA genome database of admixed Southern Brazilians and its association with self-declared ancestry and pigmentation traits	23
Nanopore sequencing of a forensic combined STR and SNP multiplex	23
Comparative evaluation of the MAPlex, Precision ID Ancestry Panel, and VISAGE Basic Tool for biogeographical ancestry inference	23
Deep coverage proteome analysis of hair shaft for forensic individual identification	23
Development and inter-laboratory evaluation of the VISAGE Enhanced Tool for Appearance and Ancestry inference from DNA	22
Inference of recent admixture using genotype data	22
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Improving the differentiation of closely related males by RMplex analysis of 30 Y-STRs with high mutation rates	22
Predicting eye and hair colour in a Norwegian population using Verogen’s ForenSeq™ DNA signature prep kit	21
A comprehensive characterization of MPS-STR stutter artefacts	21
Extending the discrete Laplace method: incorporating multi-copy loci, partial repeats and null alleles	21
Identification of body fluid sources based on microbiome antibiotic resistance genes using high-throughput qPCR	20
Evaluation of the VISAGE basic tool for appearance and ancestry inference using ForenSeq® chemistry on the MiSeq FGx® system	20
Denoising of microhaplotype MPS data using DADA2 and its application to two-person DNA mixture analysis	19
Impact of theta correction in siblingship testing	19
SCN5A missense variants and their contribution to deaths in Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome (SUNDS)	19
Nanopore sequencing of MiniHap biomarkers for forensic DNA mixture deconvolution: A proof-of-principle study	19
Pedigree likelihood formulae based on founder and founder couple symmetry and validation of DNA testing software	18
Development of a novel microarray data analysis tool without normalization for genotyping degraded forensic DNA	18
Phylogeography of Y-chromosome haplogroup I-P37.2 in Serbian population groups originating from distinct parts of the Balkan Peninsula	18
DNA databases of a CITES listed species Aquilaria malaccensis (Thymelaeaceae) as the tracking tools for forensic identification and chain of custody certification	18
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]	18
DEPArray™ single-cell technology: A validation study for forensic applications	17
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	17
Advancing human genotyping: The Infinium HTS iSelect Custom microarray panel (Rita) development study	17
Informed consent for forensic genetic population studies: Status quo and a call for harmonization	16
Recurrent familial case of early childhood sudden death: Complex post mortem genetic investigations	16
Identifying distant relatives using benchtop-scale sequencing	16
Evaluating genome-wide and targeted forensic sequencing approaches to kinship determination	16
A mathematical framework for genetic relatedness analysis involving X chromosome aneuploidies	16
Deconvoluting multi-person biological mixtures and accurate characterization and identification of separated contributors using non-targeted single-cell DNA sequencing	16
Strategies for pairwise searches in forensic kinship analysis	16
Identification of the 18 World War II executed citizens of Adele, Rethymnon, Crete using an ancient DNA approach and low coverage genomes	16
Development of an epigenetic age predictor for costal cartilage with a simultaneous somatic tissue differentiation system	16
DNA accumulation and transfer within an operational forensic exhibit storeroom	15
An overview of autosomal STRs and identity SNPs in a Norwegian population using massively parallel sequencing	15
Identification and characterization of novel DIP-STRs from whole-genome sequencing data	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
Genetic predictions of eye and hair colour in the Danish population	15
Recovery of integrated and surface trace DNA from illicit drug tablets	15
Recommendations for the successful identification of altered human remains using standard and emerging technologies: Results of a systematic approach	15
SMART: STR Mixture Analysis and Resolution Tools	14
Editorial Board	14
Who bit the boat? New DNA collection and genomic methods enable species identification in suspected shark-related incidents	14
Coral-ID: A forensically validated genetic test to identify precious coral material and its application to objects seized from illegal traffic	14
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Genome-wide DNA methylome profiling to differentiate monozygotic twins	14
Investigating SNP typing using alternative reference materials with the FORCE panel and QIAseq® chemistry	13
Sunda pangolin (M. javanica) detected for the first time in the Illegal wildlife seizures from northeast India	13
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Benchmarking for genotyping and imputation using degraded DNA for forensic applications across diverse populations	13
The application of the skin virome for human identification	13
Characterization and evaluation of nine Cannabis sativa chloroplast SNP markers for crop type determination and biogeographical origin on European samples	13
The a posteriori probability of the number of contributors when conditioned on an assumed contributor	13
A probabilistic approach to evaluate salivary microbiome in forensic science when the Defense says: `It is my twin brother'	13

DNA methylation-based organ tissue identification: Marker identification, SNaPshot multiplex assay development, and interlaboratory comparison	12
Adapting an established Ampliseq microhaplotype panel to nanopore sequencing through direct PCR	12
Explainable artificial intelligence in forensic DNA analysis: Alleles identification in challenging electropherograms using supervised machine learning methods	12
Enhanced SNP genotyping with symmetric multinomial logistic regression	12
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]	12
Developmental validation of a 381 Y-chromosome SNP panel for haplogroup analysis in the Chinese populations	12
Calibration performance of DNAStatistX in a laboratory setting and considerations for likelihood ratio thresholds	12
Exploring tapelifts as a method for dual workflow STR amplification	12
A custom hybridisation enrichment forensic intelligence panel to infer biogeographic ancestry, hair and eye colour, and Y chromosome lineage	11
Predicting probative levels of touch DNA on tapelifts using Diamond™ Nucleic Acid Dye	11
Comparison of three DNA extraction methods tested on illicit drug-related powders	11
Profiling age and body fluid DNA methylation markers using nanopore adaptive sampling	11
Characterisation of identity-informative genetic markers in the Australian population with European ancestry	11
Accounting for site-to-site DNA transfer on a packaged exhibit in an evaluation given activity level propositions	11
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	11
Estimating the time since deposition (TsD) in saliva stains using temporal changes in microbial markers	11
Analysis of rapidly mutating Y-STRs enables almost complete discrimination of unrelated and related males from the African continent	11
Techniques for estimating genetically variable peptides and semi-continuous likelihoods from massively parallel sequencing data	10
A preliminary study on detecting human DNA in aquatic environments: Potential of eDNA in forensics	10
A new minisatellite VNTR marker, Pscp1, discovered for the identification of opium poppy	10
A multiplex microbial profiling system for the identification of the source of body fluid and skin samples	10
Editorial Board	10
Retraction notice to “Analysis of Uyghur and Kazakh populations using the Precision ID Ancestry Panel” [Forensic Sci. Int.: Genet. 43 (2019) 102144]	10
Levenshtein distance as a measure of accuracy and precision in forensic PCR-MPS methods	10
Independent evaluation of an 11-CpG panel for age estimation in blood	10
Making decisions in missing person identification cases with low statistical power	9
Investigative use of human environmental DNA in forensic genetics	9
A global snapshot of current opinions of next-generation sequencing technologies usage in forensics	9
The ReAct project: Bayesian networks for assessing the value of the results given activity level propositions	9
Dense SNP-based analyses complement forensic anthropology biogeographical ancestry assessments	9
The effect of commonly employed forensic DNA extraction protocols on ssDNA/dsDNA proportion and DNA integrity	9
Operationalisation of the ForenSeq® Kintelligence Kit for Australian unidentified and missing persons casework	9
Interest and limits of using pharmacogenetics in MDMA-related fatalities: A case report	9
Evaluation of microhaplotype panels for complex kinship analysis using massively parallel sequencing	8
Assessing the utility of quantitative and qualitative metrics in the DNA quantification process of skeletal remains for autosomal and Y-chromosome STR amplification purposes	8
Development and validation of a novel forensic STR multiplex assay for blue (Anthropoides paradiseus), wattled (Bugeranus carunculatus), and grey-crowned crane (Balearica regulorum)	8
Editorial Board	8
Pairwise kinship inference and pedigree reconstruction using 91 microhaplotypes	8
Integrating the human microbiome in the forensic toolkit: Current bottlenecks and future solutions	8
Population structure and forensic genetic analyses in Guarani and Kaingang Amerindian populations from Brazil	8
Pulse Lavage System (PLS) versus forensic wet-vacuum collection of biological material	8
Eurasiaplex-2: Shifting the focus to SNPs with high population specificity increases the power of forensic ancestry marker sets	8
Identification of individuals from low template blood samples using whole transcriptome shotgun sequencing	8
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A common epigenetic clock from childhood to old age	8
Identification of the vaginal secretion donor in mixture stains using polymorphic cSNPs on mRNA biomarkers	8
Timber DNA release using focused ultrasound extraction (FUSE) for genetic species identification	8
Precision touch DNA sampling on plastic bag knots for improved profiling of packer and holder contributions	8
Differences of circular RNA expression profiles between monozygotic twins' blood, with the forensic application in bloodstain and saliva	8
Validation process of automatic DNA extraction from bone material using a new advanced protocol for the EZ2 Connect instrument	8
Assessment of the ForenSeq mtDNA control region kit and comparison of orthogonal technologies	8
Individual shedder status and the origin of touch DNA	8
Variation in assessments of suitability and number of contributors for DNA mixtures	7
A biogeographical ancestry inference pipeline using PCA-XGBoost model and its application in Asian populations	7
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	7
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Harmonizing the forensic nomenclature for STR loci D6S474 and DYS612	7
Casework-related DNA transfer on footwear in consideration of the shedder status	7
Interpretation and reporting of mixed DNA profiles by seven forensic laboratories in the UK and Ireland	7
African and Asian elephant ivory discrimination using a portable strip test	7
Rapid DNA from a disaster victim identification perspective: Is it a game changer?	7
Ancestry resolution of South Brazilians by forensic 165 ancestry-informative SNPs panel	7
The Oral Microbiome for Geographic Origin: An Italian Study	7
Mass spectrometry-based proteomics for source-level attribution after DNA extraction	7
Pairwise kinship analysis of 17 pedigrees using massively parallel sequencing	7
Population analysis of complete mitogenomes for 334 samples from El Salvador	7
Capability of the iSeq 100 sequencing system from Illumina to detect low-level substitutions in the human mitochondrial genome	7
Transfer and persistence of DNA on items routinely encountered in forensic casework following habitual and short-duration one-time use	7
DNA identification from dental pulp and cementum	7
Birgitte Tengs case: Analysis and the wider implications for evaluation of DNA evidence given activities	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
Genomic history and forensic characteristics of Sherpa highlanders on the Tibetan Plateau inferred from high-resolution InDel panel and genome-wide SNPs	7
Investigation into the effect of mixtures comprising related people on non-donor likelihood ratios, and potential practises to mitigate providing misleading opinions	6
Environmental microbiota from substrate may interfere with microbiome-based identification of forensically relevant body fluids: A pilot study	6
The IPEFA model: An initiative for online training and education as applied by the International Society for Forensic Genetics	6
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Editorial Board	6
Investigative DNA analysis of two-person mixed crime scene trace in a murder case	6
Assessment of Diamond™ Nucleic Acid Dye for the identification and targeted sampling of latent DNA in operational casework	6
A collaborative exercise on DNA methylation-based age prediction and body fluid typing	6

Analysis of the influence of host lifestyle (coffee consumption, drinking, and smoking) on Korean oral microbiome	6
Rapid detection of blood and semen mRNA markers by reverse transcription-recombinase polymerase amplification	6
TrACES of time: Towards estimating time-of-day of bloodstain deposition by targeted RNA sequencing	6
Massively parallel sequencing and capillary electrophoresis of a novel panel of falcon STRs: Concordance with minisatellite DNA profiles from historical wildlife crime	6
The role of cats in human DNA transfer	6
Kinship cases with partially specified hypotheses	6
Uncertainty in the number of contributor estimation methods applied to a Y-STR profile	6
Development and inter-laboratory validation of the VISAGE enhanced tool for age estimation from semen using quantitative DNA methylation analysis	6
Combining artificial neural network classification with fully continuous probabilistic genotyping to remove the need for an analytical threshold and electropherogram reading	6
DNA methylation-based semen age prediction using the markers identified in Koreans and Europeans	6
Special issue: Forensic Genetics: Unde venisti et quo vadis?	6
FamLink2 – A comprehensive tool for likelihood computations in pedigrees analyses involving linked DNA markers accounting for genotype uncertainties	6
Human background DNA on stones in an urban environment	6
An evaluation of the RapidHIT™ ID system for hair roots stained with Diamond™ Nucleic Acid Dye	6
Cost-effective optimisation and validation of the VISAGE enhanced tool assay on the Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform	6
Explainable artificial intelligence in forensics: Realistic explanations for number of contributor predictions of DNA profiles	6
Accounting for inter-laboratory DNA recovery data variability when performing evaluations given activities	6
X-chromosomal STRs: Metapopulations and mutation rates	6
Trace DNA and its persistence on various surfaces: A long term study investigating the influence of surface type and environmental conditions – Part one, metals	6
Development of a two-layer machine learning model for the forensic application of legal and illegal poppy classification based on sequence data	6
Collaborative swab performance comparison and the impact of sampling solution volumes on DNA recovery	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	5
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Improving the system power of complex kinship analysis by combining multiple systems	5
Epigenetic age estimation in saliva and in buccal cells	5
Development and evaluations of the ancestry informative markers of the VISAGE Enhanced Tool for Appearance and Ancestry	5
Identifying a monozygotic twin brother as a donor of DNA in minimal, mixed forensic stains – A case example	5
Who threw that stone? A study on DNA transfer	5
RMplex: An efficient method for analyzing 30 Y-STRs with high mutation rates	5
Advancing FDSTools by integrating STRNaming 1.1	5
A collaborative study on the precision of the Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms used for DNA profile interpretation	5
Pitfalls and challenges with population assignments of individuals from admixed populations: Applying Genogeographer on Brazilian individuals	5
Effect existence of aging on stutter ratio evaluated via Bayesian inference	5
Assessing non-LUS stutter in DNA sequence data	5
Screening and evaluation of endogenous reference genes for miRNA expression analysis in forensic body fluid samples	5
Applications of 1993 single nucleotide polymorphism loci in forensic pairwise kinship identifications and inferences	5
RMplex reveals population differences in RM Y-STR mutation rates and provides improved father-son differentiation in Japanese	5
António Amorim (in memoriam)	5
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Overlapping association signals in the genetics of hair-related phenotypes in humans and their relevance to predictive DNA analysis	5
Mitogenomic diversity in Czechs and Slovaks	5
The bear necessities: A sensitive qPCR assay for bear DNA detection from bile and derived products to complement wildlife forensic enforcement	5
Phenotype predictions of two-person mixture using single cell analysis	5
Accurate profiling of forensic autosomal STRs using the Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION device	5
A preliminary report on the exploration of salivary bacterial diversity by the multiplex SNaPshot assay	5
Identification of the body fluid donor in mixtures through target mRNA cSNP sequencing	5
Development and validation of a custom panel including 256 Y-SNPs for Chinese Y-chromosomal haplogroups dissection	5
Discordance of Penta D x.4 microvariant alleles results between three capillary electrophoresis and one massively parallel sequencing short tandem repeat kits	5
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]	5
Using an interaction timeline to investigate factors related to shedder status	5
Source level interpretation of mixed biological stains using coding region SNPs	5
"Total Human DNA Sampling" – Forensic DNA profiles from large areas	5
Profiling microRNA expression differentiates monozygotic twins in peripherical blood by droplet digital PCR	4
A 2b-RAD parentage analysis pipeline for complex and mixed DNA samples	4
Poly_NumtS_430 or HSA_NumtS_587 observed in massively parallel sequencing of the mitochondrial HV1 and HV2 regions	4
Transfer, persistence and recovery of DNA and mRNA vaginal mucosa markers after intimate and social contact with Bayesian network analysis for activity level reporting	4
Impact of SNP microarray analysis of compromised DNA on kinship classification success in the context of investigative genetic genealogy	4
Improved understanding of sequence polymorphisms at 42 Y chromosome short tandem repeats for the Chinese Han population	4
XGBoost as a reliable machine learning tool for predicting ancestry using autosomal STR profiles - Proof of method	4
A recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) combined with strip visualization method for RNA-based presumptive tests of saliva and vaginal secretion	4
Inter-laboratory evaluation of the VISAGE enhanced tool and models for age estimation from blood and buccal cells	4
Evidence of co-amplification of microbial DNA affecting interpretation at the D16S539 locus in the PowerPlex® ESI 17 Fast kit?: A case report	4
The advent of forensic DNA databases: It’s time to agree on some international governance principles!	4
A vertebrate-specific qPCR assay as an endogenous internal control for robust species identification	4
Limitations of qPCR to estimate DNA quantity: An RFU method to facilitate inter-laboratory comparisons for activity level, and general applicability	4
A lights-out forensic DNA analysis workflow for no-suspect crime	4
Salivary microbiome signatures of Poles and Serbians and its potential for prediction of biogeographic ancestry	4
Estimation of population-specific values of theta for PowerPlex Y23 profiles	4
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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	4
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	4
Distribution of Y-chromosome haplogroups in Serbian population groups originating from historically and geographically significant distinct parts of the Balkan Peninsula	4
Quantification of forensic genetic evidence: Comparison of results obtained by qualitative and quantitative software for real casework samples	4
A new strategy for distinguishing menstrual blood from peripheral blood by the miR-451a/miR-21-5p ratio	4
Investigation of the impact of biogeographic ancestry on DNA methylation based age predictions comparing a Middle East and a Central European population	4
Visualisation and detection of latent DNA deposited by pangolin scales onto plastic packaging materials	4
Comparison of next generation sequencing (NGS) - (SNPs) and capillary electrophoresis (CE) - (STRs) in the genetic analysis of human remains	4
Persistence of blood (DNA/RNA) on shoe soles under varying casework related conditions	4
MixDeR: A SNP mixture deconvolution workflow for forensic genetic genealogy	4
From suspicions to certainty: Wildlife DNA forensics reveals canine cannibalism	4
Wound age estimation based on next-generation sequencing: Fitting the optimal index system using machine learning	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
Ethical considerations for Forensic Genetic Frequency databases: First Report conception and development	4
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	4
Testing the Ion AmpliSeq™ HID Y-SNP Research Panel v1 for performance and resolution in admixed South Americans of haplogroup Q	4
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	4
Analysis of mutation rates and haplotypes of 23 Y-chromosomal STRs in Korean father–son pairs	4
Mitochondrial genome sequencing with ForenSeq™ mtDNA Whole Genome Kit	4
Recent advances in Forensic DNA Phenotyping of appearance, ancestry and age	4
FST estimates of 94 populations in China based on STR markers	4
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	4
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Microhaplotype and Y-SNP/STR (MY): A novel MPS-based system for genotype pattern recognition in two-person DNA mixtures	4
mRNA profiling and donor association of mock casework samples: Results of a 3rd and 4th EDNAP collaborative exercise	3
The power of hybridization capture - Illustrated using an expanded gene panel on 100 post mortem samples, focusing on sudden unexplained death	3