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  • Forensic genetics
  • Human identification

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  • Forensic kinship analysis uses genetic data to identify individuals via relatives.
  • It aids investigations involving missing persons and unidentified remains.
  • Medium-density SNP data is increasingly explored for forensic kinship analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Evaluate genetic relationship inference using medium-density SNP data.
  • Assess the performance of various kinship inference methods.

Main Methods:

  • Kinship analysis performed on real and simulated profiles.
  • Utilized the Verogen ForenSeq® Kintelligence Kit SNP panel.
  • Tested multiple relationship types and seven kinship inference methods.

Main Results:

  • Kinship inferences successful up to the fourth degree.
  • All tested methods performed equally on simulated data.
  • Some method variation observed with real data, indicating need for larger sample sizes.

Conclusions:

  • Medium-density SNP data is adequate for extended kinship inference (fourth degree).
  • Multiple kinship inference methods are suitable for the Verogen ForenSeq® Kintelligence Kit.
  • Findings support using this approach for distant genetic relationship inference in forensics.