January 2012

Editorial Board
Published in issue: January 2012
i

Research Articles

Development of a rapid, 96-well alkaline based differential DNA extraction method for sexual assault evidence
• William R. Hudlow,
• Martin R. Buoncristiani
Published online: February 03, 2011
p1-16

A stochastic model of the processes in PCR based amplification of STR DNA in forensic applications
• Jos Weusten,
• Jos Herbergs
Published online: February 08, 2011
p17-25

Cell free DNA as a component of forensic evidence recovered from touched surfaces
• Ignacio Quinones,
• Barbara Daniel
Published online: February 03, 2011
p26-30

Assessing a novel room temperature DNA storage medium for forensic biological samples
• Steven B. Lee,
• Kimberly C. Clabaugh,
• Brie Silva,
• ...
• Taha Ahmad,
• Russell W. Miller,
• Cecelia A. Crouse
Published online: February 16, 2011
p31-40
The transfer of touch DNA from hands to glass, fabric and wood
• Dyan J. Daly,
• Charlotte Murphy,
• Sean D. McDermott
Published online: February 17, 2011
p41-46

Optimization and validation of a fast amplification protocol for AmpFlSTR^® Profiler Plus^® for rapid forensic human identification
• Nancy Laurin,
• Chantal Frégeau
Published online: March 14, 2011
p47-57

Characterising stutter in forensic STR multiplexes
• Clare Brookes,
• Jo-Anne Bright,
• SallyAnn Harbison,
• John Buckleton
Published online: March 09, 2011
p58-63

Complex mixtures: A critical examination of a paper by Homer et al.
• Thore Egeland,
• A. Elida Fonneløp,
• Paul R. Berg,
• Matthew Kent,
• Sigbjørn Lien
Published online: March 23, 2011
p64-69

RNA/DNA co-analysis from blood stains—Results of a second collaborative EDNAP exercise
• C. Haas,
• E. Hanson,
• M.J. Anjos,
• ...
• M. Turanská,
• L. Zatkalíková,
• J. Ballantyne
Published online: April 04, 2011
p70-80

Divergent genetic strata in five Bahamian islands
• Tanya M. Simms,
• Dianne A. Barrett,
• Quinn McCartney,
• Rene J. Herrera
Published online: April 11, 2011
p81-90

Development of a one-tube extraction and amplification method for DNA analysis of sperm and epithelial cells recovered from forensic samples by laser microdissection
• Melanie Meredith,
• Jo-Anne Bright,
• Sarah Cockerton,
• Sue Vintiner
Published online: March 16, 2011
p91-96

Statistical model for degraded DNA samples and adjusted probabilities for allelic drop-out
• Torben Tvedebrink,
• Poul Svante Eriksen,
• Helle Smidt Mogensen,
• Niels Morling
Published online: April 04, 2011
p97-101

Extended PCR conditions to reduce drop-out frequencies in low template STR typing including unequal mixtures
• Natalie E.C. Weiler,
• Anuska S. Matai,
• Titia Sijen
Published online: April 01, 2011
p102-107

Discordance at D3S1358 locus involving SGM Plus™ and the European new generation multiplex kits
• Aliza Raziel,
• Carla Oz,
• Aviva Dell’Ariccia Carmon,
• Rafi Ilsar,
• Ashira Zamir
Published online: April 07, 2011
p108-112

Belgian canine population and purebred study for forensics by improved mitochondrial DNA sequencing
• Stijn Desmyter,
• Leonie Gijsbers
Published online: April 14, 2011
p113-120

Case Report

An unusual case of identification by DNA analysis of siblings
• Franz Neuhuber,
• Max P. Baur,
• Jan Cemper-Kiesslich,
• Bettina Dunkelmann,
• Fabio Monticelli
Published online: March 28, 2011
p121-123

Short Communications

Developmental validation of the PowerPlex^® ESX 16 and PowerPlex^® ESX 17 Systems
• Valerie C. Tucker,
• Andrew J. Hopwood,
• Cynthia J. Sprecher,
• ...
• Martin G. Ensenberger,
• Jonelle M. Thompson,
• Douglas R. Storts
Published online: April 06, 2011
p124-131

Allelic frequencies and statistical data obtained from 48 AIM INDEL loci in an admixed population from the Brazilian Amazon
• Pablo Abdon da Costa Francez,
• Elzemar Martins Ribeiro-Rodrigues,
• Sidney Emanuel Batista dos Santos
Published online: May 03, 2011
p132-135

Distribution of Y chromosomal STRs loci in Mayan and Mestizo populations from Guatemala
• Luis J. Martínez-González,
• María Saiz,
• María J. Álvarez-Cubero,
• ...
• Juan C. Álvarez,
• Cristina Martínez-Labarga,
• José A. Lorente
Published online: May 12, 2011
p136-142
Current Next Generation Sequencing technology may not meet forensic standards
• Hans-Jürgen Bandelt,
• Antonio Salas
Published online: May 12, 2011
p143-145

Online extra

Letters to the Editor

The role of probabilities in graphical models
• A. Biedermann,
• F. Taroni
Published online: November 09, 2010
e1-e2

Allele frequencies of fifteen STR loci in U.S. immigrants from Haiti compared with African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans
• Amie Branham,
• Robert Wenk,
• Francis Chiafari
Published online: December 06, 2010
e3-e4


Genetic analysis of 17 Y-chromosomal STRs haplotypes of three ethnic groups residing in West Bengal, India
• Soma Roy,
• Sabahat Noor,
• I. Haque
Published online: December 13, 2010
e5-e7

The Israel Police DNA database: Recognizing the capability of databases in providing investigative leads
• Carla Oz,
• Merav Amiel,
• Ashira Zamir
Published online: December 22, 2010
e8-e10

Allele frequencies of nine non-CODIS STR loci in Chinese Uyghur ethnic minority group
• Siyue Li,
• Yi Zhou,
• Zhao Cheng,
• Jun Wang,
• Xingbo Song,
• Yuanxin Ye,
• BinWu Ying,
• An Zhenmei
Published online: January 27, 2011
e11-e12

Population data for 10 X-chromosome STRs from north-east of Spain
• Belén García,
• Manuel Crespillo,
• Miguel Paredes,
• Juan L. Valverde
Published online: February 04, 2011
e13-e15

Bracketing off population does not advance ethical reflection on EVCs: A reply to Kayser and Schneider
• Amade M’charek,
• Victor Toom,
• Barbara Prainsack
Published online: February 01, 2011
e16-e17

Reply to “Bracketing off population does not advance ethical reflection on EVCs: A reply to Kayser and Schneider” by A. M’charek, V. Toom, and B. Prainsack
• Manfred Kayser,
• Peter M. Schneider
Published online: February 14, 2011
e18-e19

Genetic variation of 15 autosomal STR loci in various populations from southern Africa
• Carina M. Schlebusch,
• Himla Soodyall,
• Mattias Jakobsson
Published online: January 31, 2011
e20-e21

Population genetics polymorphisms on 17 autosomal STRs from Chinese Bai ethnic minority group
• Shuan-liang Fan,
• Chun-mei Shen,
• Fang Wang,
• Jun Ma,
• Hong-dan Wang,
• Guang Yang,
• Hai-xia Qin,
• Tong Xie,
• Shao-bo Li,
• Jiang-wei Yan,
• Yao Liu
Published online: January 31, 2011
e22-e23

X-chromosomal haplotype frequencies of four linkage groups using the Investigator Argus X-12 Kit
• Jeanett Edelmann,
• Sabine Lutz-Bonengel,
• Jana Naue,
• Sandra Hering
Published online: February 03, 2011
e24-e34

Forensic genetic data of 6 Y-STR loci: An expanded Korean population database
• Soon Hee Kim,
• Seung Beom Hong,
• Kyoung Don Kwak,
• Eun Jung Lee,
• Jong Jin Kim,
• Ki Cheol Kim,
• Han Jun Jin,
• Myun Soo Han,
• Wook Kim,
• Won Kim
Published online: February 04, 2011
e35-e36

Allele frequencies of the new European Standard Set (ESS) loci in a population of Southern Italy (Calabria)
• Anna Barbaro,
• Patrizia Cormaci,
• Stefano Votano,
• Alessandro Agostino
Published online: March 14, 2011
e37-e38

Genetic characterization of Western Iberia using Mentype^® Argus X-8 kit
• Miguel Gelabert-Besada,
• Cíntia Alves,
• Suelen Ferreira,
• Manuel García-Magariños,
• Leonor Gusmão,
• Paula Sánchez-Diz
Published online: April 18, 2011
e39-e41

Genetic data for D1S1677, D2S441, D4S2364, D10S1248, D14S1434 and D22S1045 miniSTR loci from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil
• Paulo Eduardo Raimann,
• Ana Paula Aidar de Oliveira,
• Rodrigo Rodenbusch,
• Juliane Bentes Picanço,
• Trícia Cristine Kommers Albuquerque,
• Clarice Sampaio Alho
Published online: April 14, 2011
e42-e43

Genetic data of 15 STR loci in five populations from Afghanistan
• Julie Di Cristofaro,
• Stéphane Buhler,
• Shah Aga Temori,
• Jacques Chiaroni
Published online: April 13, 2011
e44-e45

A genetic study of 12 X-STR loci in the Hungarian population
• Gergely Horváth,
• Andrea Zalán,
• Zoltán Kis,
• Horolma Pamjav
Published online: April 06, 2011
e46-e47

Genetic diversity of 12 X-chromosomal short tandem repeats in the Moroccan population
• Kaoutar Bentayebi,
• Antònia Picornell,
• Mehdi Bouabdeallah,
• José Aurelio Castro,
• Rachid Aboukhalid,
• Driss Squalli,
• Maria Misericòrdia,
• Saaïd Amzazi
Published online: April 04, 2011
e48-e49

Allele frequencies and concordance study of 16 STR loci – including the new European Standard Set (ESS) loci – in an Austrian population sample
• P. Hatzer-Grubwieser,
• B. Berger,
• D. Niederwieser,
• M. Steinlechner
Published online: May 02, 2011
e50-e51

Expanding the CODIS core loci in the United States
• Douglas R. Hares
Published online: May 05, 2011
e52-e54


Allele frequencies of the five new generation forensic STR (D1S1656, D2S441, D10S1248, D12S391 and D22S1045) in the population from Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil
• Rodrigo Rodenbusch,
• Simone Schumacher,
• Ana Carolina Mardini,
• Fernanda Goulart Lanes Chula,
• Candice Tosi Michelon,
• Candice Tosi Michelon,
• André Zoratto Gastaldo,
• Lila Particheli Maciel,
• Gabriela C.R. Hirschfeld-Campolongo,
• Paulo Eduardo Raimann,
• Sabrina Esteves de Matos Almeida,
• Cláudia Maria Dornelles da Silva
Published online: July 04, 2011
e55-e57


Allele frequencies of 15 STRs in the Calchaqui Valleys population (North-Western Argentina)
• A. Muñoz,
• M.V. Albeza,
• N. Acreche,
• J.A. Castro,
• M.M. Ramon,
• A. Picornell
Published online: June 06, 2011
e58-e60

A paternity case with mutations at three CODIS core STR loci
• Hong-yu Sun,
• Hai-xia Li,
• Xiang-pei Zeng,
• Zheng Ren,
• Wen-jing Chen
Published online: June 03, 2011
e61-e62