Short tandem repeat (STR) markers are the cornerstone of forensic identity and kinship
testing. Markers located on the X and the Y chromosome can complement those found on …

Designed as an accessible introduction to basic scientific principles and their application in
professional practice, Forensic Biology provides a concise overview of the field. Focusing …

The reference database of highly informative Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat (STR)
haplotypes (YHRD), available online at http://ystr. charite. de, represents the largest …

A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay capable of simultaneously amplifying 20
Y chromosome short tandem repeat (STR) markers has been developed to aid human …

The PowerPlex® Y23 System combines the seventeen Y-STR loci in current commercially
available Y-STR kits (DYS19, DYS385a/b, DYS389I/II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393 …

Update of the guidelines for the publication of genetic population data Update of the guidelines
for the publication of genetic population data Forensic Sci Int Genet. 2014 May:10:A1-A2. doi …

Y-chromosomal loci have proven useful in solving investigations where low levels of male
DNA are present in a high female DNA background. An intrinsic limitation of Y-STRs …

Recent advances in our ability to dissect the human genome and the availability of platforms
for genome-wide analysis and whole-genome sequencing are expected to develop new …

Recent progress in the phylogenetic resolution of the Y-chromosome phylogeny permits the
male demographic dynamics and migratory events that occurred in Central and Southern …

A 9-locus microsatellite framework (minimal haplotype), previously developed for forensic
purposes so as to facilitate stain analysis, personal identification and kinship testing, has …