Article
Development and validation of the VISAGE AmpliSeq basic tool to predict appearance and ancestry from DNA.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Sept 2020
Xavier Catarina, de la Puente Maria, Mosquera-Miguel Ana, Freire-Aradas Ana, Kalamara Vivian, Vidaki Athina, E Gross Theresa, Revoir Andrew, Pośpiech Ewelina, Kartasińska Ewa, Spólnicka Magdalena, Branicki Wojciech, E Ames Carole, M Schneider Peter, Hohoff Carsten, Kayser Manfred, Phillips Christopher, Parson Walther
Abstract excerpt
Forensic DNA phenotyping is gaining interest as the number of applications increases within the forensic genetics community. The possibility of providing investigative leads in addition to conventional DNA profiling for human identification provides new insights into otherwise "cold" police investigations. The ability of reporting on the bio-geographical ancestry (BGA), appearance characteristics and age based on...
Topics
- DNA
- DNA Fingerprinting
- Genetic Markers
- High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide