1st Edition

Forensic DNA Analysis Technological Development and Innovative Applications

Edited By Elena Pilli, Andrea Berti Copyright 2021
    556 Pages 16 Color & 47 B/W Illustrations
    by Apple Academic Press

    556 Pages 16 Color & 47 B/W Illustrations
    by Apple Academic Press

    556 Pages 16 Color & 47 B/W Illustrations
    by Apple Academic Press

    Forensic DNA Analysis: Technological Development and Innovative Applications provides a fascinating overview of new and innovative technologies and current applications in forensic genetics. Edited by two forensic experts with many years of forensic crime experience with the Italian police and with prestigious academic universities, the volume takes an interdisciplinary perspective, the volume presents an introduction to genome polymorphisms, discusses, forensic genetic markers, presents a variety of new methods and techniques in forensic genetics, and looks at a selection of new technological innovations and inventions now available from commercial vendors.

    The book is an important resource for scientists, researchers, and other experts in the field who will find it of interest for its exhaustive discussion of the most important technological innovations in forensic genetics. For those newer to the field, the volume will be an invaluable reference guide to the forensic world.

    Part 1: Introduction to Genome Polymorphisms

    1. DNA Polymorphisms and Genome Structure: Different Scales of Variation in the Human Genome

    Andrea Novelletto and Bianca Maria Ciminelli

    2. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms: An Overview of the Sequence Polymorphisms

    Eugenia D’atanasio, Fulvio Cruciani, and Beniamino Trombetta

    Part 2: Forensic Genetic Markers

    3. Forensic Identity Markers: An Overview of Forensic Autosomal STRs and SNPs

    Debora Vergani

    4. The Y-Chromosomal STRs in Forensic Genetics: Y Chromosome STRs

    Debora Vergani

    5. The X-Chromosomal STRs in Forensic Genetics: X Chromosome STRs

    Vânia Pereira and Leonor Gusmão

    6. Application of Mitochondrial DNA as a Tool in the Forensic Field: Update and New Perspectives in mtDNA Analysis

    Manuel Crespillo Márquez, Pedro A. Barrio Caballero, and Carolina Núñez Domingo

    Part 3: Novelties in Forensic Genetics

    7. Sequencing Technology in Forensic Science: Next Generation Sequencing

    Runa Daniel and Sallyann Harbison

    8. Forensic Analysis of Externally Visible Characteristics: Phenotyping

    Daniele Podini and Katherine B. Gettings

    9. Forensic Ancestry Inference: Data Requirements, Analysis Methods, and Interpretation of Results

    Oƶlem Bulbul and Kenneth K. Kidd

    10. Online Population Data Resources for Forensic SNP Analysis with Massively Parallel Sequencing: An Overview of Online Population Data for Forensic Purposes

    C. Phillips et al.

    11. Forensic Anthropology Issues: A Synergy Between Physical and Molecular Methods: The Contribution of Degraded DNA Analysis to Physical and Forensic Anthropology

    Elena Pilli, Elisa Castoldi, and Cristina Cattaneo

    12. The Molecular Autopsy: Complementary Study to Molecular Autopsy

    S. Zoppis, A. Blanco-Verea, and M. Brion

    13. Wildlife Forensics: DNA Analysis in Wildlife Forensic Investigations

    Rita Lorenzini and Luisa Garofalo

    14. Forensic Entomology: The Utility of the Insects at Court and in Human Identification

    S. Lambiase and A. M. Tarone

    Part 4: Company Innovations

    15. Getting the Most Information from Every Sample: Improved Length-Based and Sequence-Based Analysis

    Rohaizah I. James

    16. Paradna® Technology: A Tool for Rapid Identification of DNA and Body Fluids

    Laura Dodd, Stephanie Regan, and Tobias Hampshire

    17. Deparray™ System: Key Enabling Technology for Cell Separation from Forensic Mixtures

    Roberta Aversa et al.

    18. Rapid DNA by Ande Corporation: A Useful Tool for Disaster Victim Identification

    Rosemary Turingan Witkowski and Richard F. Selden

    19. Massively Parallel Sequencing as an Operational Forensic Tool: Current and Future Perspectives: Improving Results for Current Applications and Paving the Way for Expanded Capabilities

    Nicola J. Oldroyd Clark and Cydne L. Holt

    Biography

    Elena Pilli, PhD, is a Forensic Molecular Anthropologist and Captain of the Italian Military Police “Carabinieri” at the Forensic Scientific Centre in Rome, Italy, since 2017, a reserve officer selected by CV for her molecular anthropological competence.

    Andrea Berti, PhD, is a Forensic Biologist and Lgt. Colonel of the Italian Military Police “Carabinieri” at the Forensic Scientific Centre in Rome, Italy.