[HTML][HTML] Forensic age estimation through a DNA methylation-based Age Prediction Model in the Italian Population: a pilot study

M Onofri, A Delicati, B Marcante, L Carlini… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
DNA methylation is one of the epigenetic marks which has been studied intensively in recent
years for age predicting purposes in the forensic area. In order to integrate age prediction …

[HTML][HTML] Getting the chronological age out of DNA: using insights of age-dependent DNA methylation for forensic DNA applications

J Naue - Genes & Genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background DNA analysis for forensic investigations has a long tradition with important
developments and optimizations since its first application. Traditionally, short tandem …

Evaluation of three statistical prediction models for forensic age prediction based on DNA methylation

I Smeers, R Decorte, W Van de Voorde… - Forensic Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
DNA methylation is a promising biomarker for forensic age prediction. A challenge that has
emerged in recent studies is the fact that prediction errors become larger with increasing …

[HTML][HTML] A common epigenetic clock from childhood to old age

A Freire-Aradas, L Girón-Santamaría… - Forensic Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Forensic age estimation is a DNA intelligence tool that forms an important part of Forensic
DNA Phenotyping. Criminal cases with no suspects or with unsuccessful matches in …

A new robust epigenetic model for forensic age prediction

A Montesanto, P D'Aquila, V Lagani… - Journal of forensic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Forensic DNA phenotyping refers to an emerging field of forensic sciences aimed at the
prediction of externally visible characteristics of unknown sample donors directly from …

Development of a forensically useful age prediction method based on DNA methylation analysis

R Zbieć-Piekarska, M Spólnicka, T Kupiec… - Forensic Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
Forensic DNA phenotyping needs to be supplemented with age prediction to become a
relevant source of information on human appearance. Recent progress in analysis of the …

Combining current knowledge on DNA methylation-based age estimation towards the development of a superior forensic DNA intelligence tool

A Aliferi, S Sundaram, D Ballard… - Forensic Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The estimation of chronological age from biological fluids has been an important quest for
forensic scientists worldwide, with recent approaches exploiting the variability of DNA …

Evaluation of DNA methylation-based age prediction on blood

Z Thong, XLS Chan, JYY Tan, ES Loo… - Forensic Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
DNA methylation has been increasingly recognised for its potential use in forensic age
prediction. In this study, our prediction model based on three CpG sites in three methylation …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of forensic age prediction models using data from four DNA methylation technologies

A Freire-Aradas, E Pośpiech, A Aliferi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Individual age estimation can be applied to criminal, legal, and anthropological
investigations. DNA methylation has been established as the biomarker of choice for age …

DNA methylation-based age prediction using massively parallel sequencing data and multiple machine learning models

A Aliferi, D Ballard, MD Gallidabino, H Thurtle… - Forensic Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
The field of DNA intelligence focuses on retrieving information from DNA evidence that can
help narrow down large groups of suspects or define target groups of interest. With recent …