Genetic identification in the 21st century--Current status and future developments
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Targeted Next-generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics Pipeline to Evaluate Genetic Determinants of Constitutional Disease
Published on: April 4, 2018
1University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Forensic Medicine, Leuven, Belgium. ronny.decorte@uzleuven.be
Abstract:
In 2010, it is the 25th anniversary of the first paper describing the genetic identification of human individuals by DNA fingerprint analysis. Since then DNA analysis has become a major tool to relate biological evidence to the persons involved in a crime or to determine the biological relationship among individuals. The currently used methodology is the result of major technological changes that were partly driven by criticism on previous methodologies, and partly driven by demand especially due to mass disasters such as the '9/11 attack' on the World Trade Center in New York. This review will give an overview of the current methodology in genetic identification and new developments that will have a future impact on forensic identification.
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