Article
Increasing the reach of forensic genetics with massively parallel sequencing.
Forensic science, medicine, and pathology - 1 Sept 2017
Budowle Bruce, Schmedes Sarah E, Wendt Frank R
Abstract excerpt
The field of forensic genetics has made great strides in the analysis of biological evidence related to criminal and civil matters. More so, the discipline has set a standard of performance and quality in the forensic sciences. The advent of massively parallel sequencing will allow the field to expand its capabilities substantially. This review describes the salient features of massively parallel sequencing and...
Topics
- Bioterrorism
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6
- DNA, Bacterial
- Forensic Genetics
- High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
- Humans
- Microbiota
- Pharmacogenomic Variants
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Twins, Monozygotic
