1st Edition
Forensic DNA Analysis Technological Development and Innovative Applications
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.
