Publications Forensic Genetics Research Group

Publications 2025

Fonneløp AE, Hänggi NV, Derevlean CC, Bleka Ø, Haas C (2025)
A CE-based mRNA profiling method including six targets to estimate the time since deposition of blood stains
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 77, 103240
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2025.103240, PubMed 39985845

Gill P, Andersen MM, Whitaker JP, Kal AJ, Parson W (2025)
Birgitte Tengs case: Analysis and the wider implications for evaluation of DNA evidence given activities
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 78, 103279
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2025.103279, PubMed 40393314

Gill P, Fonneløp AE, Hicks T, Xenophontos S, Cariolou M, van Oorschot R, Buckel I, Sukser V, Papić S, Merkaš S, Kostic A, Pereira AM, Teutsch C, Forsberg C, Haas C, Petkovski E, Hass F, Masek J, Stosic J, Lee YS, Syn CK, Groombridge L, Trimborn M, Hadjivassiliou M, Breathnach M et al. (2025)
The ReAct project: Analysis of data from 23 different laboratories to characterise DNA recovery given two sets of activity level propositions
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 76, 103222
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2025.103222, PubMed 39848203

Gill P, Hicks T, Carracedo A (2025)
The ReAct project: Bayesian networks for assessing the value of the results given activity level propositions
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 76, 103223
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2025.103223, PubMed 39794242

Hänggi NV, Amorim A, Costa HA, Andersen JD, Kampmann ML, Courts C, Neis M, Syndercombe-Court D, Giangasparo F, Fonneløp AE, Johannessen H, Hadrys T, Fürst A, Parson W, Niederstätter H, Sidstedt M, Aili Fagerholm S, Sijen T, van den Berge M, Hanson E, Ballantyne J, Haas C (2025)
mRNA profiling and donor association of mock casework samples: Results of a 3rd and 4th EDNAP collaborative exercise
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 79, 103303 (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2025.103303, PubMed 40482306

Kling D, Jepsen AH, Kampmann ML, Jacobsen SB, Tillmar A, Børsting C, Andersen JD (2025)
Forensic investigative genetic genealogy using genotypes generated or imputed from transcriptomes
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 78, 103277
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2025.103277, PubMed 40121765

Martínez-Enguita D, Hillerton T, Åkesson J, Kling D, Lerm M, Gustafsson M (2025)
Precise and interpretable neural networks reveal epigenetic signatures of aging across youth in health and disease
Front Aging, 5, 1526146
DOI 10.3389/fragi.2024.1526146, PubMed 39916723

Sadam M, Sidstedt M, Järving R, Kampmann ML, Mogensen HS, Hanssen EN, Janssen K, Salvo NM, Hedman J, Väli M (2025)
Interlaboratory exercise to establish proficiency testing for sequencing of forensic STR and SNP markers
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 78, 103285
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2025.103285, PubMed 40319668

Taylor D, Volgin L, Gill P, Kokshoorn B (2025)
Accounting for inter-laboratory DNA recovery data variability when performing evaluations given activities
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 78, 103283
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2025.103283, PubMed 40239301

Tièche EP, Uzuner M, Kling D, Zieger M (2025)
Impact of theta correction in siblingship testing
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 78, 103286
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2025.103286, PubMed 40252330

Tillmar A, Kling D (2025)
Comparative Study of Statistical Approaches and SNP Panels to Infer Distant Relationships in Forensic Genetics
Genes (Basel), 16 (2)
DOI 10.3390/genes16020114, PubMed 40004443

Publications 2024

Agudo MM, Fantinato C, Roseth A, Aanes H, Gill P, Fonneløp AE, Bleka Ø (2024)
A comparison of likelihood ratios calculated from surface DNA mixtures using MPS and CE Technologies
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 73, 103111
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2024.103111, PubMed 39128429

Agudo MM, Aanes H, Albert M, Janssen K, Gill P, Bleka Ø (2024)
An overview of autosomal STRs and identity SNPs in a Norwegian population using massively parallel sequencing
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 71, 103057
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2024.103057, PubMed 38733649

Fantinato C, Gill P, Fonneløp AE (2024)
Investigative use of human environmental DNA in forensic genetics
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 70, 103021
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2024.103021, PubMed 38335776

Faustino M, Gusmão L, Amorim A, Kling D, Pinto N (2024)
A mathematical framework for genetic relatedness analysis involving X chromosome aneuploidies
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 74, 103128
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2024.103128, PubMed 39243525

Goray M, Taylor D, Bibbo E, Fantinato C, Fonneløp AE, Gill P, van Oorschot RAH (2024)
Emerging use of air eDNA and its application to forensic investigations - A review
Electrophoresis, 45 (9-10), 916-932
DOI 10.1002/elps.202300228, PubMed 38419135

Goray M, Taylor D, Bibbo E, Patel D, Fantinato C, Fonneløp AE, Gill P, van Oorschot RAH (2024)
Up in the air: Presence and collection of DNA from air and air conditioner units
Electrophoresis, 45 (9-10), 933-947
DOI 10.1002/elps.202300227, PubMed 38416600

Kling D, Adolfsson E, Gréen H, Gréen A (2024)
The power of hybridization capture - Illustrated using an expanded gene panel on 100 post mortem samples, focusing on sudden unexplained death
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 74, 103160
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2024.103160, PubMed 39437498

Kling D, Mostad P, Tillmar A (2024)
FamLink2 - A comprehensive tool for likelihood computations in pedigrees analyses involving linked DNA markers accounting for genotype uncertainties
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 74, 103150
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2024.103150, PubMed 39395302

McCarthy-Allen M, Bleka Ø, Ypma R, Gill P, Benschop C (2024)
'Low' LRs obtained from DNA mixtures: On calibration and discrimination performance of probabilistic genotyping software
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 73, 103099
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2024.103099, PubMed 39089059

Tillmar A, Kling D (2024)
SNP Genotype Imputation in Forensics-A Performance Study
Genes (Basel), 15 (11)
DOI 10.3390/genes15111386, PubMed 39596586

Aanes H, Vigeland MD, Star B, Gilfillan GD, Mattingsdal M, Trøan S, Strand M, Eide LM, Hanssen EN (2024)
Heating up three cold cases in Norway using investigative genetic genealogy
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 76, 103217
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2024.103217, PubMed 39787642

Publications 2023

Bjørk MB, Bleka Ø, Kvaal SI, Sakinis T, Tuvnes FA, Eggesbø HB, Lauritzen PM (2023)
MRI segmentation of tooth tissue in age prediction of sub-adults - a new method for combining data from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd molars
Int J Legal Med, 138 (3), 939-949
DOI 10.1007/s00414-023-03149-0, PubMed 38147158

Bjørk MB, Kvaal SI, Bleka Ø, Sakinis T, Tuvnes FA, Haugland MA, Eggesbø HB, Lauritzen PM (2023)
Prediction of Age Older than 18 Years in Sub-adults by MRI Segmentation of 1st and 2nd Molars
Int J Legal Med, 137 (5), 1515-1526
DOI 10.1007/s00414-023-03055-5, PubMed 37402013

Bjørk MB, Kvaal SI, Bleka Ø, Sakinis T, Tuvnes FA, Haugland MA, Lauritzen PM, Eggesbø HB (2023)
Age prediction in sub-adults based on MRI segmentation of 3rd molar tissue volumes
Int J Legal Med, 137 (3), 753-763
DOI 10.1007/s00414-023-02977-4, PubMed 36811675

Fantinato C, Fonneløp AE, Bleka Ø, Vigeland MD, Gill P (2023)
The invisible witness: air and dust as DNA evidence of human occupancy in indoor premises
Sci Rep, 13 (1), 19059
DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-46151-7, PubMed 37925517

Gettings KB, Bodner M, Borsuk LA, King JL, Ballard D, Parson W, Benschop CCG, Børsting C, Budowle B, Butler JM, van der Gaag KJ, Gill P, Gusmão L, Hares DR, Hoogenboom J, Irwin J, Prieto L, Schneider PM, Vennemann M, Phillips C (2023)
Recommendations of the DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) on short tandem repeat sequence nomenclature
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 68, 102946
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2023.102946, PubMed 39090852

Hänggi NV, Bleka Ø, Haas C, Fonneløp AE (2023)
Quantitative PCR analysis of bloodstains of different ages
Forensic Sci Int, 350, 111785
DOI 10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111785, PubMed 37527614

Johannessen H, Hanson E, Gill P, Haas C, Bergseth EF, Ballantyne J, Fonneløp AE (2023)
Body Fluid Identification in Samples Collected after Intimate and Social Contact: A Comparison of Two mRNA Profiling Methods and the Additional Information Gained by cSNP Genotypes
Genes (Basel), 14 (3)
DOI 10.3390/genes14030636, PubMed 36980908

Kayser M, Gill P, Parson W, Gusmão L, Linacre A, Vallone P, Carracedo A (2023)
Editorial considerations for publication in Forensic Science International: Genetics
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 65, 102877
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2023.102877, PubMed 37100676

Kayser M, Sajantila A, Butler JM, Parson W, Salas A, Gill P, Parsons T, Phillips C, Egeland T, Marshall C (2023)
Special issue: Forensic Genetics: Unde venisti et quo vadis?
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 65, 102881
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2023.102881, PubMed 37173159

Kulhankova L, Montiel González D, Bindels E, Kling D, Kayser M, Mulugeta E (2023)
Single-cell transcriptome sequencing allows genetic separation, characterization and identification of individuals in multi-person biological mixtures
Commun Biol, 6 (1), 201
DOI 10.1038/s42003-023-04557-z, PubMed 36805025

Mostad P, Tillmar A, Kling D (2023)
Improved computations for relationship inference using low-coverage sequencing data
BMC Bioinformatics, 24 (1), 90
DOI 10.1186/s12859-023-05217-z, PubMed 36894920

Strand MC, Bleka Ø, Kristoffersen L, Høiseth G (2023)
Driving under the influence of zopiclone: Elimination between two consecutive blood samples
Forensic Sci Int, 349, 111764
DOI 10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111764, PubMed 37352736

Aanes H, Bleka Ø, Dahlberg PS, Carm KT, Lehtimäki T, Raitakari O, Kähönen M, Hurme M, Rolseth V (2023)
A new blood based epigenetic age predictor for adolescents and young adults
Sci Rep, 13 (1), 2303
DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-29381-7, PubMed 36759656

Publications 2022

Adolfsson E, Kling D, Gunnarsson C, Jonasson J, Gréen H, Gréen A (2022)
Whole exome sequencing of FFPE samples-expanding the horizon of forensic molecular autopsies
Int J Legal Med, 137 (4), 1215-1234
DOI 10.1007/s00414-022-02906-x, PubMed 36346469

Agudo MM, Aanes H, Roseth A, Albert M, Gill P, Bleka Ø (2022)
A comprehensive characterization of MPS-STR stutter artefacts
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 60, 102728
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2022.102728, PubMed 35716494

Bachs L, Bleka Ø, Aanes H, Rolseth V (2022)
[We take the uncertainty about biological age assessment seriously]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 142 (13)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0554, PubMed 36164786

Bergseth EF, Tillmar A, Haddeland PJT, Kling D (2022)
Extended population genetic analysis of 12 X-STRs - Exemplified using a Norwegian population sample
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 60, 102745
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2022.102745, PubMed 35870434

Bleka Ø, Just R, Agudo MM, Gill P (2022)
MPSproto: An extension of EuroForMix to evaluate MPS-STR mixtures
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 61, 102781
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2022.102781, PubMed 36182794

Bleka Ø, Prieto L, Gill P (2022)
EFMrep: An extension of EuroForMix for improved combination of STR DNA mixture profiles
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 61, 102771
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2022.102771, PubMed 36075175

Buckleton J, Bright JA, Taylor D, Wivell R, Bleka Ø, Gill P, Benschop C, Budowle B, Coble M (2022)
Re: Riman et al. Examining performance and likelihood ratios for two likelihood ratio systems using the PROVEDIt dataset
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 59, 102709
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2022.102709, PubMed 35459634

Dørum G, Bleka Ø, Gill P, Haas C (2022)
Source level interpretation of mixed biological stains using coding region SNPs
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 59, 102685
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2022.102685, PubMed 35381476

Fantinato C, Gill P, Fonneløp AE (2022)
Non-self DNA on the neck: a 24 hours time-course study
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 57, 102661
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2022.102661, PubMed 35063923

Gill P, Bleka Ø, Fonneløp AE (2022)
Limitations of qPCR to estimate DNA quantity: An RFU method to facilitate inter-laboratory comparisons for activity level, and general applicability
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 61, 102777
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2022.102777, PubMed 36215939

Johannessen H, Gill P, Shanthan G, Fonneløp AE (2022)
Transfer, persistence and recovery of DNA and mRNA vaginal mucosa markers after intimate and social contact with Bayesian network analysis for activity level reporting
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 60, 102750
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2022.102750, PubMed 35914368

Tangen GG, Nilsson MH, Stomrud E, Palmqvist S, Hansson O (2022)
Spatial Navigation and Its Association With Biomarkers and Future Dementia in Memory Clinic Patients Without Dementia
Neurology, 99 (19), e2081-e2091
DOI 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201106, PubMed 36028328

Publications 2021

Adolfsson E, Qvick A, Gréen H, Kling D, Gunnarsson C, Jonasson J, Gréen A (2021)
Technical in-depth comparison of two massive parallel DNA-sequencing methods for formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue from victims of sudden cardiac death
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 53, 102522
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2021.102522, PubMed 33945952

Cheng K, Bleka Ø, Gill P, Curran J, Bright JA, Taylor D, Buckleton J (2021)
A comparison of likelihood ratios obtained from EuroForMix and STRmix™
J Forensic Sci, 66 (6), 2138-2155
DOI 10.1111/1556-4029.14886, PubMed 34553371

de Vries JH, Kling D, Vidaki A, Arp P, Kalamara V, Verbiest MMPJ, Piniewska-Róg D, Parsons TJ, Uitterlinden AG, Kayser M (2021)
Impact of SNP microarray analysis of compromised DNA on kinship classification success in the context of investigative genetic genealogy
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 56, 102625
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2021.102625, PubMed 34753062

Fonneløp AE, Faria S, Shanthan G, Gill P (2021)
Who Packed the Drugs? Application of Bayesian Networks to Address Questions of DNA Transfer, Persistence, and Recovery from Plastic Bags and Tape
Genes (Basel), 13 (1)
DOI 10.3390/genes13010018, PubMed 35052357

Gill P, Benschop C, Buckleton J, Bleka Ø, Taylor D (2021)
A Review of Probabilistic Genotyping Systems: EuroForMix, DNAStatistX and STRmix™
Genes (Basel), 12 (10)
DOI 10.3390/genes12101559, PubMed 34680954

Gill P, Bleka Ø, Fonneløp AE (2021)
RFU derived LRs for activity level assignments using Bayesian Networks
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 56, 102608
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2021.102608, PubMed 34735938

Gill P, Bleka Ø, Roseth A, Fonneløp AE (2021)
An LR framework incorporating sensitivity analysis to model multiple direct and secondary transfer events on skin surface
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 53, 102509
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2021.102509, PubMed 33930816

Johannessen H, Gill P, Roseth A, Fonneløp AE (2021)
Determination of shedder status: A comparison of two methods involving cell counting in fingerprints and the DNA analysis of handheld tubes
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 53, 102541
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2021.102541, PubMed 34090062

Kalafut T, Pugh S, Gill P, Abbas S, Semaan M, Mansour I, Curran J, Bright JA, Hicks T, Wivell R, Buckleton J (2021)
A mixed DNA profile controversy revisited
J Forensic Sci, 67 (1), 128-135
DOI 10.1111/1556-4029.14912, PubMed 34651300

Kling D, Phillips C, Kennett D, Tillmar A (2021)
Investigative genetic genealogy: Current methods, knowledge and practice
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 52, 102474
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2021.102474, PubMed 33592389

Wang S, Shanthan G, Bouzga MM, Thi Dinh HM, Haas C, Fonneløp AE (2021)
Evaluating the performance of five up-to-date DNA/RNA co-extraction methods for forensic application
Forensic Sci Int, 328, 110996
DOI 10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110996, PubMed 34592582

Publications 2020

Bleka Ø, Just R, Le J, Gill P (2020)
An examination of STR nomenclatures, filters and models for MPS mixture interpretation
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 48, 102319
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2020.102319, PubMed 32563046

Bouzg MM, Dørum G, Gundersen K, Kohler P, Hoff-Olsena P, Fonneløp AE (2020)
Erratum to "Is it possible to predict the origin of epithelial cells? - A comparison of secondary transfer of skin epithelial cells versus vaginal mucous membrane cells by direct contact" [Sci. Justice 60 (3) (2020) 234-242]
Sci Justice, 61 (1), 108
DOI 10.1016/j.scijus.2020.10.001, PubMed 33357823

Bouzga MM, Dørum G, Gundersen K, Kohler P, Hoff-Olsen P, Fonneløp AE (2020)
Is it possible to predict the origin of epithelial cells? - A comparison of secondary transfer of skin epithelial cells versus vaginal mucous membrane cells by direct contact
Sci Justice, 60 (3), 234-242
DOI 10.1016/j.scijus.2020.02.003, PubMed 32381240

Buckleton JS, Pugh SN, Bright JA, Taylor DA, Curran JM, Kruijver M, Gill P, Budowle B, Cheng K (2020)
Are low LRs reliable?
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 49, 102350
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2020.102350, PubMed 32979624

Saragoni VG, Celis RC, Intriago M, Melillán-Sanzana AA, Reyes P, Prieto L, Gill P (2020)
Overcoming the undetected inhibition of bone DNA extracts obtained by total demineralization
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 48, 102363
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2020.102363, PubMed 32769056

Smith F, Robertson A, Smith GC, Gill P, McDonald RA, Wilson G, Delahay RJ (2020)
Estimating wildlife vaccination coverage using genetic methods
Prev Vet Med, 183, 105096
DOI 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105096, PubMed 32907707

Publications 2019

Bleka O, Just R, Le J, Gill P (2019)
Automation of high volume MPS mixture interpretation using CaseSolver
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 7 (1), 14-15
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2019.09.006

Bleka Ø, Prieto L, Gill P (2019)
CaseSolver: An investigative open source expert system based on EuroForMix
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 41, 83-92
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2019.03.024, PubMed 31031230

Fonneløp AE, Johannessen H, Heen G, Molland K, Gill P (2019)
A retrospective study on the transfer, persistence and recovery of sperm and epithelial cells in samples collected in sexual assault casework
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 43, 102153
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2019.102153, PubMed 31505370

Gill P, Hicks T, Butler JM, Connolly E, Gusmão L, Kokshoorn B, Morling N, van Oorschot RAH, Parson W, Prinz M, Schneider PM, Sijen T, Taylor D (2019)
DNA commission of the International society for forensic genetics: Assessing the value of forensic biological evidence - Guidelines highlighting the importance of propositions. Part II: Evaluation of biological traces considering activity level propositions
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 44, 102186
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2019.102186, PubMed 31677444

Kling D, Tillmar A (2019)
Forensic genealogy-A comparison of methods to infer distant relationships based on dense SNP data
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 42, 113-124
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2019.06.019, PubMed 31302460

Prieto L, Gill P, Bleka O (2019)
How to avoid driving DNA caseworkers crazy: CaseSolver, an expert system to investigate complex crime scenes
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 7 (1), 92-94
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2019.09.036

Publications 2018

Bleka Ø, Rolseth V, Dahlberg PS, Saadé A, Saadé M, Bachs L (2018)
BioAlder: a tool for assessing chronological age based on two radiological methods
Int J Legal Med, 133 (4), 1177-1189
DOI 10.1007/s00414-018-1959-5, PubMed 30386872

Bleka Ø, Wisløff T, Dahlberg PS, Rolseth V, Egeland T (2018)
Advancing estimation of chronological age by utilizing available evidence based on two radiographical methods
Int J Legal Med, 133 (1), 217-229
DOI 10.1007/s00414-018-1848-y, PubMed 29736772

Dahlberg PS, Mosdøl A, Ding Y, Bleka Ø, Rolseth V, Straumann GH, Skjerven-Martinsen M, Delaveris GJM, Vist GE (2018)
A systematic review of the agreement between chronological age and skeletal age based on the Greulich and Pyle atlas
Eur Radiol, 29 (6), 2936-2948
DOI 10.1007/s00330-018-5718-2, PubMed 30377790

Gill P, Hicks T, Butler JM, Connolly E, Gusmão L, Kokshoorn B, Morling N, van Oorschot RAH, Parson W, Prinz M, Schneider PM, Sijen T, Taylor D (2018)
DNA commission of the International society for forensic genetics: Assessing the value of forensic biological evidence - Guidelines highlighting the importance of propositions: Part I: evaluation of DNA profiling comparisons given (sub-) source propositions
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 36, 189-202
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.07.003, PubMed 30041098

Hanssen EN, Liland KH, Gill P, Snipen L (2018)
Optimizing body fluid recognition from microbial taxonomic profiles
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 37, 13-20
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.07.012, PubMed 30071492

Ingold S, Dørum G, Hanson E, Berti A, Branicki W, Brito P, Elsmore P, Gettings KB, Giangasparo F, Gross TE, Hansen S, Hanssen EN, Kampmann ML, Kayser M, Laurent FX, Morling N, Mosquera-Miguel A, Parson W, Phillips C, Porto MJ, Pośpiech E, Roeder AD, Schneider PM, Schulze Johann K, Steffen CR et al. (2018)
Body fluid identification using a targeted mRNA massively parallel sequencing approach - results of a EUROFORGEN/EDNAP collaborative exercise
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 34, 105-115
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.01.002, PubMed 29453107

Kling D (2018)
On the use of dense sets of SNP markers and their potential in relationship inference
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 39, 19-31
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.11.022, PubMed 30529859

Rolseth V, Mosdøl A, Dahlberg PS, Ding Y, Bleka Ø, Skjerven-Martinsen M, Straumann GH, Delaveris GJM, Vist GE (2018)
Age assessment by Demirjian's development stages of the third molar: a systematic review
Eur Radiol, 29 (5), 2311-2321
DOI 10.1007/s00330-018-5761-z, PubMed 30506219

Publications 2017

Bleka O, Bouzga M, Fonnelop A, Gill P (2017)
dnamatch2: An open source software to carry out large scale database searches of mixtures using qualitative and quantitative models
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 6, E404-E406
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2017.09.160

Bleka O, Eduardoff M, Santos C, Phillips C, Parson W, Gill P (2017)
Using EuroForMix to analyse complex SNP mixtures, up to six contributors
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 6, E277-E279
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2017.09.084

Bleka Ø, Eduardoff M, Santos C, Phillips C, Parson W, Gill P (2017)
Open source software EuroForMix can be used to analyse complex SNP mixtures
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 31, 105-110
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2017.08.001, PubMed 28942111

Fonneløp AE, Ramse M, Egeland T, Gill P (2017)
The implications of shedder status and background DNA on direct and secondary transfer in an attack scenario
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 29, 48-60
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2017.03.019, PubMed 28363123

Hanssen EN, Avershina E, Rudi K, Gill P, Snipen L (2017)
Body fluid prediction from microbial patterns for forensic application
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 30, 10-17
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2017.05.009, PubMed 28605650

Hanssen EN, Lyle R, Egeland T, Gill P (2017)
Degradation in forensic trace DNA samples explored by massively parallel sequencing
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 27, 160-166
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2017.01.002, PubMed 28088090

Hansson O, Gill P (2017)
Characterisation of artefacts and drop-in events using STR-validator and single-cell analysis
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 30, 57-65
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2017.04.015, PubMed 28628901

Kling D (2017)
Curiosities of X chromosomal markers and haplotypes
Int J Legal Med, 132 (2), 361-371
DOI 10.1007/s00414-017-1612-8, PubMed 28547136

Kling D, Egeland T, Piñero MH, Vigeland MD (2017)
Evaluating the statistical power of DNA-based identification, exemplified by 'The missing grandchildren of Argentina'
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 31, 57-66
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2017.08.006, PubMed 28858673

Kling D, Tillmar A (2017)
Kinship inference for males with identical Y-STR profiles using whole genome SNP data provides a deeper understanding about the level of coancestry in the Swedish male population
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 6, E393-E394
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2017.09.165

Tillmar AO, Kling D, Butler JM, Parson W, Prinz M, Schneider PM, Egeland T, Gusmão L (2017)
DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG): Guidelines on the use of X-STRs in kinship analysis
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 29, 269-275
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2017.05.005, PubMed 28544956

Publications 2016

Biedermann A, Champod C, Jackson G, Gill P, Taylor D, Butler J, Morling N, Hicks T, Vuille J, Taroni F (2016)
Evaluation of Forensic DNA Traces When Propositions of Interest Relate to Activities: Analysis and Discussion of Recurrent Concerns
Front Genet, 7, 215
DOI 10.3389/fgene.2016.00215, PubMed 28018424

Bleka Ø, Benschop CCG, Storvik G, Gill P (2016)
A comparative study of qualitative and quantitative models used to interpret complex STR DNA profiles
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 25, 85-96
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2016.07.016, PubMed 27529774

Bodner M, Bastisch I, Butler JM, Fimmers R, Gill P, Gusmão L, Morling N, Phillips C, Prinz M, Schneider PM, Parson W (2016)
Recommendations of the DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) on quality control of autosomal Short Tandem Repeat allele frequency databasing (STRidER)
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 24, 97-102
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2016.06.008, PubMed 27352221

Fonneløp AE, Johannessen H, Egeland T, Gill P (2016)
Contamination during criminal investigation: Detecting police contamination and secondary DNA transfer from evidence bags
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 23, 121-129
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2016.04.003, PubMed 27100680

Gill P (2016)
Analysis and implications of the miscarriages of justice of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 23, 9-18
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2016.02.015, PubMed 26971315

Gill P (2016)
A response to "About the number of Contributors to a forensic sample"
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 26, e9-e13
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2016.10.015, PubMed 27818098

Hansson O, Egeland T, Gill P (2016)
Characterization of degradation and heterozygote balance by simulation of the forensic DNA analysis process
Int J Legal Med, 131 (2), 303-317
DOI 10.1007/s00414-016-1453-x, PubMed 27807625

Kling D, Füredi S (2016)
The successful use of familial searching in six Hungarian high profile cases by applying a new module in Familias 3
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 24, 24-32
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2016.05.012, PubMed 27267559

Parson W, Ballard D, Budowle B, Butler JM, Gettings KB, Gill P, Gusmão L, Hares DR, Irwin JA, King JL, Knijff P, Morling N, Prinz M, Schneider PM, Neste CV, Willuweit S, Phillips C (2016)
Massively parallel sequencing of forensic STRs: Considerations of the DNA commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) on minimal nomenclature requirements
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 22, 54-63
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2016.01.009, PubMed 26844919

Tillmar AO, Kling D (2016)
Comments on "Kinship analysis: assessment of related vs unrelated based on defined pedigrees" by S. Turrina et al
Int J Legal Med, 130 (4), 949-951
DOI 10.1007/s00414-016-1316-5, PubMed 26797423

Publications 2015

Bleka O, Gill P (2015)
Interpretation of a complex STR DNA profile using EuroForMix
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 5, E405-E406
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2015.09.160

Bleka Ø, Storvik G, Gill P (2015)
EuroForMix: An open source software based on a continuous model to evaluate STR DNA profiles from a mixture of contributors with artefacts
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 21, 35-44
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2015.11.008, PubMed 26720812

Dørum G, Kling D, Tillmar A, Vigeland MD, Egeland T (2015)
Mixtures with relatives and linked markers
Int J Legal Med, 130 (3), 621-34
DOI 10.1007/s00414-015-1288-x, PubMed 26614310

Fonnelop AE, Johannessen H, Gill P (2015)
Persistence and secondary transfer of DNA from previous users of equipment
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 5, E191-E192
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2015.09.077

Fonneløp AE, Egeland T, Gill P (2015)
Secondary and subsequent DNA transfer during criminal investigation
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 17, 155-162
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2015.05.009, PubMed 26005954

Gill P, Haned H, Bleka O, Hansson O, Dørum G, Egeland T (2015)
Genotyping and interpretation of STR-DNA: Low-template, mixtures and database matches-Twenty years of research and development
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 18, 100-17
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2015.03.014, PubMed 25866376

Gill P, Haned H, Eduardoff M, Santos C, Phillips C, Parson W (2015)
The open-source software LRmix can be used to analyse SNP mixtures
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 5, E50-E51
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2015.09.020

Haldemann B, Dornseifer S, Heylen T, Aelbrecht C, Bleka O, Larsen HJ, Willuweit S, Alonso A, Teodoridis JM, Morzfeld J, Zatkalikova L, Krupsky M, Berger B, Parson W, Morling N, Gill P, Neuhaus-Steinmetz U (2015)
eDNA-An expert software system for comparison and evaluation of DNA profiles in forensic casework
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 5, E400-E402
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2015.09.158

Haned H, Gill P, Lohmueller K, Inman K, Rudin N (2015)
Validation of probabilistic genotyping software for use in forensic DNA casework: Definitions and illustrations
Sci Justice, 56 (2), 104-8
DOI 10.1016/j.scijus.2015.11.007, PubMed 26976468

Kling D, Dell'Amico B, Tillmar AO (2015)
FamLinkX - implementation of a general model for likelihood computations for X-chromosomal marker data
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 17, 1-7
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2015.02.007, PubMed 25771099

Publications 2014

Ballantyne KN, Ralf A, Aboukhalid R, Achakzai NM, Anjos MJ, Ayub Q, Balažic J, Ballantyne J, Ballard DJ, Berger B, Bobillo C, Bouabdellah M, Burri H, Capal T, Caratti S, Cárdenas J, Cartault F, Carvalho EF, Carvalho M, Cheng B, Coble MD, Comas D, Corach D, D'Amato ME, Davison S et al. (2014)
Toward male individualization with rapidly mutating y-chromosomal short tandem repeats
Hum Mutat, 35 (8), 1021-32
DOI 10.1002/humu.22599, PubMed 24917567

Dørum G, Kling D, Baeza-Richer C, García-Magariños M, Sæbø S, Desmyter S, Egeland T (2014)
Models and implementation for relationship problems with dropout
Int J Legal Med, 129 (3), 411-23
DOI 10.1007/s00414-014-1046-5, PubMed 25108449

Gill P, Bleka Ø, Egeland T (2014)
Does an English appeal court ruling increase the risks of miscarriages of justice when complex DNA profiles are searched against the national DNA database?
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 13, 167-75
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2014.07.015, PubMed 25151459

Hansson O, Gill P, Egeland T (2014)
STR-validator: an open source platform for validation and process control
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 13, 154-66
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2014.07.009, PubMed 25178680

Kaur N, Fonneløp AE, Egeland T (2014)
Regression models for DNA-mixtures
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 11, 105-10
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2014.03.002, PubMed 24709581

Kling D, Dell'Amico B, Haddeland PJ, Tillmar AO (2014)
Population genetic analysis of 12 X-STRs in a Somali population sample
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 11, e7-8
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2014.02.013, PubMed 24662329

Kling D, Tillmar A, Egeland T, Mostad P (2014)
A general model for likelihood computations of genetic marker data accounting for linkage, linkage disequilibrium, and mutations
Int J Legal Med, 129 (5), 943-54
DOI 10.1007/s00414-014-1117-7, PubMed 25425094

Kling D, Tillmar AO, Egeland T (2014)
Familias 3 - Extensions and new functionality
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 13, 121-7
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2014.07.004, PubMed 25113576

Publications 2013

Bleka Ø, Dørum G, Haned H, Gill P (2013)
Database extraction strategies for low-template evidence
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 9, 134-41
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2013.11.006, PubMed 24528591

Dupuy BM, Stenersen M, Kling D (2013)
Frequency data for 35 autosomal STR markers in a Norwegian, an East African, an East Asian and Middle Asian population and simulation of adequate database size
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 4 (1), E378-E379
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2014.01.001

Dørum G, Bleka Ø, Gill P, Haned H, Snipen L, Sæbø S, Egeland T (2013)
Exact computation of the distribution of likelihood ratios with forensic applications
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 9, 93-101
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2013.11.008, PubMed 24528587

Haned H, Dorum G, Egeland T, Gill P (2013)
On the meaning of the likelihood ratio: Is a large number always an indication of strength of evidence?
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 4 (1), E176-E177
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2013.10.091

Hansson O, Gill P (2013)
Free open source software for internal validation of forensic STR typing kits
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 4 (1), E300-E301
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2013.10.153

Kirkham A, Haley J, Haile Y, Grout A, Kimpton C, Al-Marzouqi A, Gill P (2013)
High-throughput analysis using AmpFlSTR (R) Identifiler (R) with the Applied Biosystems 3500xl Genetic Analyser
Forensic Sci. Int.-Genet., 7 (1), 92-97
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2012.07.003

Publications 2012

Bright JA, Gill P, Buckleton J (2012)
Composite profiles in DNA analysis
Forensic Sci. Int.-Genet., 6 (3), 317-321
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2011.07.001

Bright JA, McManus K, Harbison S, Gill P, Buckleton J (2012)
A comparison of stochastic variation in mixed and unmixed casework and synthetic samples
Forensic Sci. Int.-Genet., 6 (2), 180-184
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2011.04.010

Kitpipit T, Tobe SS, Kitchener AC, Gill P, Linacre A (2012)
The development and validation of a single SNaPshot multiplex for tiger species and subspecies identification-Implications for forensic purposes
Forensic Sci. Int.-Genet., 6 (2), 250-257
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2011.06.001

Kling D, Egeland T, Mostad P (2012)
Using object oriented bayesian networks to model linkage, linkage disequilibrium and mutations between STR markers
PLoS One, 7 (9), e43873
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0043873, PubMed 22984448

Kling D, Egeland T, Tillmar AO (2012)
FamLink--a user friendly software for linkage calculations in family genetics
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 6 (5), 616-20
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2012.01.012, PubMed 22390853

Tillmar AO, Nilsson H, Kling D, Montelius K (2012)
Analysis of Investigator HDplex markers in Swedish and Somali populations
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 7 (1), e21-2
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2012.08.006, PubMed 22921958

Publications 2011

Buckleton J, Gill P (2011)
Further Comment on "Low copy number typing has yet to achieve "general acceptance"" by Budowle, B., et al, 2009. Forensic Sci. Int. Genetics: Supplement Series 2, 551-552
Forensic Sci. Int.-Genet., 5 (1), 7-11
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.03.011

Egeland T, Fonneløp AE, Berg PR, Kent M, Lien S (2011)
Complex mixtures: a critical examination of a paper by Homer et al
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 6 (1), 64-9
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2011.02.003, PubMed 21429835

Gill P, Phillips C, McGovern C, Bright JA, Buckleton J (2011)
An evaluation of potential allelic association between the STRs vWA and D12S391: implications in criminal casework and applications to short pedigrees
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 6 (4), 477-86
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2011.11.001, PubMed 22153980

Haned H, Gill P (2011)
Analysis of complex DNA mixtures using the Forensim package
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 3 (1), E79-E80
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2011.08.039

Kitpipit T, Tobe SS, Kitchener AC, Gill P, Linacre A (2011)
Where does this tiger come from?-A robust molecular technique for simultaneous identification of endangered species and subspecies
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 3 (1), E532-E533
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2011.10.011

Kling D, Welander J, Tillmar A, Skare O, Egeland T, Holmlund G (2011)
DNA microarray as a tool in establishing genetic relatedness--Current status and future prospects
Forensic Sci Int Genet, 6 (3), 322-9
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2011.07.007, PubMed 21813350

Welch L, Gill P, Tucker VC, Schneider PM, Parson W, Mogensen HS, Morling N (2011)
A comparison of mini-STRs versus standard STRs-Results of a collaborative European (EDNAP) exercise
Forensic Sci. Int.-Genet., 5 (3), 257-258
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.01.004

Publications 2010

Gill P, Buckleton J (2010)
A universal strategy to interpret DNA profiles that does not require a definition of low-copy-number
Forensic Sci. Int.-Genet., 4 (4), 221-227
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.09.008

Gill P, Rowlands D, Tully G, Bastisch I, Staples T, Scott P (2010)
Manufacturer contamination of disposable plastic-ware and other reagents-An agreed position statement by ENFSI, SWGDAM and BSAG
Forensic Sci. Int.-Genet., 4 (4), 269-270
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.08.009

Publications 2009

Coble MD, Loreille OM, Wadhams MJ, Edson SM, Maynard K, Meyer CE, Niederstatter H, Berger C, Berger B, Falsetti AB, Gill P, Parson W, Finelli LN (2009)
Mystery Solved: The Identification of the Two Missing Romanov Children Using DNA Analysis
PLoS One, 4 (3), e4838
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0004838

Gill P (2009)
Truth Machine: The Contentious History of DNA Fingerprinting
Nature, 460 (7251), 34-35
DOI 10.1038/460034a

Gill P, Buckleton J (2009)
Low copy number typing-Where next?
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 2 (1), 553-555
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2009.08.153

Gill P, Puch-Solis R, Curran J (2009)
The low-template-DNA (stochastic) threshold-Its determination relative to risk analysis for national DNA databases
Forensic Sci. Int.-Genet., 3 (2), 104-111
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.11.009

Hansson O, Finnebraaten M, Heitmann IK, Ramse M, Bouzga M (2009)
Trace DNA collection-Performance of minitape and three different swabs
Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. Suppl. Ser., 2 (1), 189-190
DOI 10.1016/j.fsigss.2009.08.098