Forensic and Genetic Research

The paper presents models for SNP-based identification and mixture analysis across ethnicities, kinship, and admixture using in silico datasets.

This paper introduces GTM for ancestry classification and visualization, showing it can better capture ancestry substructures than PCA by estimating class probabilities and explaining more variance.

The paper estimates admixture dates and identifies source populations for genetic components in Indian Austroasiatic speakers using genome-wide data.

The paper uses Approximate Bayesian Computation to infer demographic history of Ashkenazi Jews, finding population differentiation between Eastern and Western groups ~400 years ago due to differing growth rates.

The paper introduces three methods to estimate individual DNA contributions in forensic SNP mixtures using HTS/MPS data.

The paper presents the whole genome sequences of 11 Mapuche-Huilliche individuals, identifying novel variants and structural events, and highlights their potential relevance to disease susceptibility in admixed populations.

This paper introduces SUGIBS, a robust genome-wide ancestry inference method, and applies it to predict ancestry faces using the 1000 Genomes Project and facial imaging data.

The paper compares sampling vehicles for touch DNA analysis, finding that microFLOQ swabs and filter paper discs perform well and offer cost and sensitivity advantages.

The paper analyzes genetic data from prehistoric individuals in the North Caucasus to explore the origins of Eurasian steppe ancestry and its relationship to cultural innovations.

The paper analyzes genome-wide data from Spanish individuals to reveal fine-scale genetic structure and historical population movements, including North African ancestry from the Muslim period.

The paper analyzes the success probability of long-range forensic familial searching using theoretical calculations and discusses its implications for the Golden State Killer case.

The paper demonstrates how combining genealogical databases with genetic databases improves the identification of anonymous DNA through genealogical triangulation and snowball identification.

The paper analyzes mitochondrial DNA from Longobard-era cemeteries to study genetic continuity and admixture during medieval migrations in Europe.

The paper introduces a method to estimate time-varying migration rates and population sizes using genetic similarity data, applied to European populations to analyze recent demographic history.

The paper identifies extreme selective sweeps on the human X chromosome that displaced Neanderthal admixture around 50,000 years ago, suggesting a population without Neanderthal admixture contributed these haplotypes.

This study analyzes the genetic structure of 177 individuals from the Andes, Amazonia, and Pacific Coast of South America, revealing complex ancestry patterns and recent gene flow across regions.

The paper analyzes ancestry in Latin Americans using haplotype-based methods, finding widespread Converso ancestry and links between Native ancestry and facial features.

This paper defines ancient ancestry informative markers (aAIMs) and evaluates methods to identify them, showing a PCA-based method outperforms others in classifying ancient Eurasian populations.

The paper analyzes ancient DNA from chewing gums to link material culture and genetics of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in Scandinavia, expanding the known temporal range and distribution of this genetic group.

The paper analyzes Y chromosome and mtDNA variation in southwestern Angola to explore the impact of matrilineality on genetic diversity and population history.

The paper analyzes ancient genomes from Finland and Northwest Russia to show Siberian ancestry in northern Europe dates back 3,500 years and influenced modern Uralic-speaking populations.

The paper tests methods to recover mitochondrial DNA from ancient Egyptian Sacred Ibis mummies and successfully reconstructs their first complete mitochondrial genomes.

The paper identifies convergent positive selection in growth and cardiac pathways between African and Asian rainforest hunter-gatherers, suggesting convergent adaptation to rainforest environments.

The paper develops a computational method to create ancestry-informative SNP panels with high accuracy and small size, outperforming existing methods in multiple population groups.

The paper analyzes ancient DNA from the Andes to reveal genetic adaptations and population dynamics over 7,000 years, showing a split between high and lowland populations and a severe post-European-contact collapse.

The paper presents a simulation model to study the distribution of matching mitochondrial genomes in populations and their implications for forensic science and population history.

The paper introduces an axiomatic framework for multilocus ancestry informativeness and identifies limitations of mutual information measures when incorporating population priors.

This study compares whole exome sequencing to array-based and whole genome sequencing in population genetic analysis, finding exome sequencing offers a better alternative to array-based methods.

SNAPPY assigns Y-chromosome haplogroups using genotype data by evaluating haplotypes in a database and considering phylogenetic support and parsimony.

The paper analyzes genomic diversity in Latin American population isolates, finding increased genetic diversity and consanguinity compared to the Finnish isolate.