Methods and Research Hotspots of Forensic Kinship Testing.
10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2023.530208
- Author:
Ran LI
1
;
Hong-Yu SUN
1
Author Information
1. Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510089, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
challenging biological materials;
forensic genetics;
identity by descent;
identity by state;
kinship;
likelihood ratio;
method of moment;
pedigree analysis;
review
- MeSH:
DNA Fingerprinting;
Forensic Genetics/methods*;
Forensic Sciences;
Pedigree;
Humans
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2023;39(3):231-239
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Kinship testing is widely needed in forensic science practice. This paper reviews the definitions of common concepts, and summarizes the basic principles, advantages and disadvantages, and application scope of kinship analysis methods, including identity by state (IBS) method, likelihood ratio (LR) method, method of moment (MoM), and identity by descent (IBD) segment method. This paper also discusses the research hotspots of challenging kinship testing, complex kinship testing, forensic genetic genealogy analysis, and non-human biological samples.
