While traditional forensic genetics has been oriented towards using human DNA in criminal
investigation and civil court cases, it currently presents a much wider application range …

DNA profiling and matching is one of the primary methods to identify missing persons in a
disaster, as defined by the Interpol Disaster Victim Identification Guide. The process to …

Genetic kinship of ancient individuals can provide insights into their culture and social
hierarchy, and is relevant for downstream genetic analyses. However, estimating …

DNA evidence is widely used in the modern justice system. Statistical methodology plays a
key role in ensuring that this evidence is collected, interpreted, analysed and presented …

In relationship testing the aim is to determine the most probable pedigree structure given
genetic marker data for a set of persons. Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) based on DNA …

It is now widely agreed that the Native American founders originated from a Beringian
source population∼ 15–18 thousand years ago (kya) and rapidly populated all of the New …

When using a standard battery of STRs for relationship testing a small proportion of
analyses can give ambiguous results–where the claimed relationship cannot be confirmed …

A large number of new microhaplotype loci were identified in the human genome by
applying a directed search with selection criteria emphasizing short haplotype length (< 120 …

This paper introduces graphical models as a natural environment in which to formulate and
solve problems in genetics and related areas. Particular emphasis is given to the …

Objectives: Hypertension is a major burden among African migrants, but the extent of the
differences in prevalence, treatment, and control among similar African migrants and …