Wolfgang R. Mayr

TL;DR: This report documents the additions and revisions to the nomenclature of HLA specificities following the principles established in previous reports.

TL;DR: The DNA commission of the ISFG was convened at the 21st congress of the International Society for Forensic Genetics to agree on guidelines to encourage best practice that can be universally applied to assist with mixture interpretation.

TL;DR: These recommendations are intended to provide guidance on establishing preparedness for the forensic genetics laboratory, on collecting and storing ante-mortem and post-mortem samples suitable for DNA analysis, on DNA extraction and genetic typing strategies, on data management, and on issues related to the biostatistical interpretation and reporting of results.

TL;DR: For both casework and reference population databasing applications, the alignment and nomenclature of haplotypes is revised here and the phylogenetic alignment proffered as acceptable standard is revised.

TL;DR: Five supplementary biostatistical recommendations are made that address issues associated with population genetics,allele probabilities, Y-chromosome markers, mtDNA, and population substructuring and special circumstances and strategies regarding genetic evidence against paternity.