November 2014

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Published in issue: November 2014
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Original papers

Exploring iris colour prediction and ancestry inference in admixed populations of South America
• A. Freire-Aradas,
• Y. Ruiz,
• C. Phillips,
• ...
• M.A. Chiurillo,
• Á. Carracedo,
• M.V. Lareu
Published online: July 02, 2014
p3-9

Direct qPCR quantification using the Quantifiler^® Trio DNA quantification kit
• Jason Yingjie Liu
Published online: July 04, 2014
p10-19

Development and assessment of an optimized next-generation DNA sequencing approach for the mtgenome using the Illumina MiSeq
• Jennifer A. McElhoe,
• Mitchell M. Holland,
• Kateryna D. Makova,
• ...
• Christine H. Baker,
• Seth A. Faith,
• Brian Young
Published online: May 19, 2014
p20-29

Development of a forensic skin colour predictive test
• Olalla Maroñas,
• Chris Phillips,
• Jens Söchtig,
• ...
• Manuel Fondevila,
• Ángel Carracedo,
• María V. Lareu
Published online: July 09, 2014
p34-44

Forensic application of SNP-based resequencing array for individual identification
• Sohee Cho,
• Hyung Jin Yu,
• Jisung Han,
• Yoonsoo Kim,
• Jihyun Lee,
• Soong Deok Lee
Published online: July 10, 2014
p45-52

mRNA heptaplex protocol for distinguishing between menstrual and peripheral blood
• Joanna Jakubowska,
• Agnieszka Maciejewska,
• Krzysztof P. Bielawski,
• Ryszard Pawłowski
Published online: July 10, 2014
p53-60

Improving DNA data exchange: Validation studies on a single 6 dye STR kit with 24 loci
• Pablo Martín,
• Lourdes Fernández de Simón,
• Gracia Luque,
• María José Farfán,
• Antonio Alonso
Published online: July 15, 2014
p68-78

Verifying likelihoods for low template DNA profiles using multiple replicates
• Christopher D. Steele,
• Matthew Greenhalgh,
• David J. Balding
Published online: July 09, 2014
p82-89
Open Access

Optimal strategies for familial searching
• Maarten Kruijver,
• Ronald Meester,
• Klaas Slooten
Published online: July 11, 2014
p90-103

An evaluation of the RapidHIT^® system for reliably genotyping reference samples
• Bobby L. LaRue,
• Andrea Moore,
• Jonathan L. King,
• Pamela L. Marshall,
• Bruce Budowle
Published online: July 17, 2014
p104-111

Development of a new 26plex Y-STRs typing system for forensic application
• Suhua Zhang,
• Huaizhou Tian,
• Zheng Wang,
• ...
• Zhen Hu,
• Chengtao Li,
• Chaoneng Ji
Published online: July 07, 2014
p112-120
Familias 3 – Extensions and new functionality
• Daniel Kling,
• Andreas O. Tillmar,
• Thore Egeland
Published online: July 10, 2014
p121-127

Choosing supplementary markers in forensic casework
• Andreas O. Tillmar,
• Petter Mostad
Published online: July 14, 2014
p128-133

DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics: Revised and extended guidelines for mitochondrial DNA typing
• W. Parson,
• L. Gusmão,
• D.R. Hares,
• ...
• A. Salas,
• P.M. Schneider,
• T.J. Parsons
Published online: July 28, 2014
p134-142

Identification of body fluid-specific DNA methylation markers for use in forensic science
• Jong-Lyul Park,
• Oh-Hyung Kwon,
• Jong Hwan Kim,
• ...
• Seon-Young Kim,
• Seung-Hwan Lee,
• Yong Sung Kim
Published online: July 27, 2014
p147-153

STR-validator: An open source platform for validation and process control
• Oskar Hansson,
• Peter Gill,
• Thore Egeland
Published online: July 28, 2014
p154-166

Does an English appeal court ruling increase the risks of miscarriages of justice when complex DNA profiles are searched against the national DNA database?
• P. Gill,
• Ø. Bleka,
• T. Egeland
Published online: August 01, 2014
p167-175

Forensic soil DNA analysis using high-throughput sequencing: A comparison of four molecular markers
• Jennifer M. Young,
• Laura S. Weyrich,
• Alan Cooper
Published online: August 04, 2014
p176-184
Assessment and mitigation of DNA loss utilizing centrifugal filtration devices
• Ashley E. Doran,
• David R. Foran
Published online: August 08, 2014
p187-190

Toward DNA-based facial composites: Preliminary results and validation
• Peter Claes,
• Harold Hill,
• Mark D. Shriver
Published online: August 20, 2014
p208-216

An evidence based strategy for normalization of quantitative PCR data from miRNA expression analysis in forensic organ tissue identification
• Eva Sauer,
• Iris Babion,
• Burkhard Madea,
• Cornelius Courts
Published online: August 13, 2014
p217-223

Development and validation of InnoQuant™, a sensitive human DNA quantitation and degradation assessment method for forensic samples using high copy number mobile elements Alu and SVA
• Gina M. Pineda,
• Anne H. Montgomery,
• Robyn Thompson,
• Brooke Indest,
• Marion Carroll,
• Sudhir K. Sinha
Published online: August 18, 2014
p224-235

A new strategy for sperm isolation and STR typing from multi-donor sperm mixtures
• Jun-Ping Han,
• Fan Yang,
• Cheng Xu,
• ...
• Lan Hu,
• Jian Ye,
• Cai-Xia Li
Published online: September 01, 2014
p239-246

Developmental validation of the GlobalFiler^® express kit, a 24-marker STR assay, on the RapidHIT^® System
• Lori K. Hennessy,
• Neelima Mehendale,
• Kaiwan Chear,
• ...
• Stephen Williams,
• Charles Park,
• Stefanie Gangano
Published online: August 29, 2014
p247-258
Open Access

Considering relatives when assessing the evidential strength of mixed DNA profiles
• Duncan Taylor,
• Jo-Anne Bright,
• John Buckleton
Published online: September 09, 2014
p259-263

Interpreting forensic DNA profiling evidence without specifying the number of contributors
• Duncan Taylor,
• Jo-Anne Bright,
• John Buckleton
Published online: September 09, 2014
p269-280

Forensic Population Genetics Original papers

Male lineage strata of Brazilian population disclosed by the simultaneous analysis of STRs and SNPs
• Andréa M. Oliveira,
• Patricia M. Domingues,
• Verónica Gomes,
• ...
• Juliana Jannuzzi,
• Elizeu F. de Carvalho,
• Leonor Gusmão
Published online: September 09, 2014
p264-268

Short communications

Mitochondrial DNA control region analysis of three ethnic groups in the Republic of Macedonia
• Renata Jankova-Ajanovska,
• Bettina Zimmermann,
• Gabriela Huber,
• ...
• Biljana Janeska,
• Aleksej Duma,
• Walther Parson
Published online: July 01, 2014
p1-2
Open Access
Investigation into stutter ratio variability between different laboratories
• Jo-Anne Bright,
• James M. Curran
Published online: July 15, 2014
p79-81

Fast nuclear staining of head hair roots as a screening method for successful STR analysis in forensics
• Trees Lepez,
• Mado Vandewoestyne,
• David Van Hoofstat,
• Dieter Deforce
Published online: August 12, 2014
p191-194
Open Access

Developmental validation of the PowerPlex^® ESI 16/17 Fast and PowerPlex^® ESX 16/17 Fast Systems
• Robert S. McLaren,
• Jeanne Bourdeau-Heller,
• Jaynish Patel,
• ...
• Margaret C. Kline,
• John M. Butler,
• Douglas R. Storts
Published online: August 12, 2014
p195-205
Open Access

Case reports

Acceptance of domestic cat mitochondrial DNA in a criminal proceeding
• Leslie A. Lyons,
• Robert A. Grahn,
• Teri J. Kun,
• Linda R. Netzel,
• Elizabeth E. Wictum,
• Joy L. Halverson
Published online: July 15, 2014
p61-67

Letters to the editor

Discrimination of tiger using a novel high resolution melting (HRM) and multiplex SNP-specific HRM (MSS-HRM) technique
• Waradee Buddhakosai,
• Manakorn Sukmak,
• Worata Klinsawat,
• Somphot Duangchantrasiri,
• Achara Simcharoen,
• Boripat Siriaroonrat,
• Worawidh Wajjwalku
Published online: July 10, 2014
p30-33
Nomenclature proposal and SNPSTR haplotypes for 7 new Cannabis sativa L. STR loci
• Laura Valverde,
• Christian Lischka,
• Sabine Erlemann,
• Etienne de Meijer,
• Marian M. de Pancorbo,
• Heidi Pfeiffer,
• Stephan Köhnemann
Published online: August 08, 2014
p185-186
Defining specificity in DNA detection of wildlife: Response to Gonçalves et al. “The risks of using “species-specific” PCR assays in wildlife research: The case of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) identification in Tasmania”
• Stephen D. Sarre,
• Anna J. MacDonald,
• Oliver F. Berry,
• Candida Barclay,
• Glen R. Saunders,
• Dave S.L. Ramsey
Published online: August 14, 2014
p206-207
Population data of 21 non-CODIS STR loci in the Chinese Uygur ethnic minority
• Feng Song,
• Hai-bo Luo,
• Yi-ping Hou
Published online: April 30, 2014
e1-e2

Nomenclature update and allele repeat structure for the markers DYS518 and DYS449
• Julio Mulero,
• Jack Ballantyne,
• Kaye Ballantyne,
• Bruce Budowle,
• Michael Coble,
• Leonor Gusmão,
• Lutz Roewer,
• Manfred Kayser
Published online: May 19, 2014
e3


Population genetic data on 15 autosomal STR loci in Bangladeshi population
• Tania Hossain,
• Md. Mahamud Hasan,
• Ashish Kumar Mazumder,
• Pilu Momtaz,
• Tarana Sharmin,
• Abu Sufian,
• Sudipta Arka Das,
• Sharif Akhteruzzaman
Published online: May 08, 2014
e4-e5


New CODIS core loci allele frequencies for 96,400 Brazilian individuals
• Vitor R.C. Aguiar,
• Amanda M. de Castro,
• Vanessa C.O. Almeida,
• Frederico S.V. Malta,
• Alessandro C.S. Ferreira,
• Iúri D. Louro
Published online: May 09, 2014
e6-e12

Genetic and ethnohistoric evidence suggest current Native American population datasets in the FBI's CODIS Database Are Not Sufficiently Representative
• Sree Kanthaswamy,
• David G. Smith
Published online: May 16, 2014
e13-e15


Allele frequencies and population data for 17 Y-STR loci in Paraiba population, Brazil
• Germana Emanuela De Queiroz Rêgo,
• Silvana Magna Cavalcante Monte,
• Rodrigo Soares De Moura-Neto,
• Naila Francis Paulo De Oliveira
Published online: June 10, 2014
e18-e19


The allele frequency of 15 STRs among three Tibeto-Burman-speaking populations from the southwest region of mainland China
• Dian Zhai,
• Junfu Yang,
• Ying Huang,
• Lifang Chen,
• Daolai Wu,
• Jian Wu,
• Bingying Xu
Published online: September 13, 2014
e22-e24

Forensic Population Genetics letters to the editor

Population data of 12 X-chromosome STR loci in Yanbian Korean samples from China
• Xiao-na Li,
• Ji-long Zheng,
• Jun Yao,
• Mei Ding,
• Hao Pang,
• Bao-jie Wang
Published online: July 28, 2014
p143-144
Population data of 17 Y-STR loci in Nanyang Han population from Henan Province, Central China
• Yanyan Yang,
• Wanliu Yuan,
• Fei Guo,
• Xianhua Jiang
Published online: July 30, 2014
p145-146
Population genetic data of 38 insertion–deletion markers in South East Spanish population
• María Saiz,
• Maria Jesus Alvarez-Cubero,
• Luis Javier Martinez-Gonzalez,
• Juan Carlos Alvarez,
• José Antonio Lorente
Published online: August 26, 2014
p236-238

Population genetics for 17 Y-STR loci in a Chinese Han population sample from Mudanjiang city, Northeast China
• Yang Liu,
• Linchuan Liao,
• Mingbo Gu,
• Yi Ye
Published online: May 29, 2014
e16-e17

Forensic population data for 20 STR loci in Argentina
• Alicia Borosky,
• Ulises Toscanini,
• Andrea Gómez,
• María Laura Parolín,
• Néstor Basso,
• Carlos Vullo
Published online: July 21, 2014
e20-e21

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