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Forensic Kinship Testing

Forensic Kinship Testing is a forensic genetic analysis method that identifies biological familial relationships through the comparison of DNA profiles, distinguished by its application in legal and medico-legal contexts to establish or exclude kinship for purposes such as human identification, missing persons investigations, and immigration cases.

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3.4K

Citations

405

Authors

168

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

37

Variants

Forensic Kinship Analysis

Parents

Publications

86

Finding Criminals Through DNA of Their Relatives

Frederick R. Bieber, Charles Brenner, David Lazer · Science · 2006 · 199 citations

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Pros and cons in the use of SNPs in forensic kinship investigation: a comparative analysis with STRs

António Amorim, Luı́sa Pereira · Forensic Science International · 2004 · 170 citations

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DNA Identifications After the 9/11 World Trade Center Attack

Leslie G. Biesecker, Joan E. Bailey‐Wilson, Jack Ballantyne et al. · Science · 2005 · 170 citations

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Examination of ancestry and ethnic affiliation using highly informative diallelic DNA markers: application to diverse and admixed populations and implications for clinical epidemiology and forensic medicine

Nan Yang, Hongzhe Li, Lindsey A. Criswell et al. · Human Genetics · 2005 · 140 citations

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The Golden State Killer investigation and the nascent field of forensic genealogy

Christopher Phillips · Forensic Science International Genetics · 2018 · 116 citations

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Authors

405

  1. NM
    Niels Morling

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    6 publications · 234 citations

    6

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  2. AT
    Andreas Tillmar

    Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine, Sweden

    4 publications · 266 citations

    5

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  3. CH
    Charlotte Hallenberg

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    4 publications · 177 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. PM
    Peter M. Schneider

    University of Cologne, Germany

    4 publications · 301 citations

    4

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  5. TJ
    Thomas J. Parsons

    Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, United States

    4 publications · 303 citations

    4

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Institutions

168

  1. Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine

    Stockholm, Sweden

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    389 citations

  2. Institute of Forensic Science

    Shanghai, China

    6 h-index

    29 publications

    746 citations

  3. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    640 citations

  4. Linköping University

    Linköping, Sweden

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    300 citations

  5. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    589 citations

  6. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    411 citations

  7. Southern Medical University

    Guangzhou, China

    4 h-index

    31 publications

    530 citations

  8. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    296 citations

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Venues

  1. Forensic Science International Genetics

    FSI · 15 publications · 787 citations

    15

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  2. International Journal of Legal Medicine

    8 publications · 284 citations

    8

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  3. Electrophoresis

    7 publications · 150 citations

    7

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  4. Forensic Science International

    6 publications · 347 citations

    6

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  5. Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy

    5 publications · 218 citations

    5

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