Jack Ballantyne

The development of an 18-locus Y-STR system for forensic casework.

Messenger RNA profiling: a prototype method to supplant conventional methods for body fluid identification.

Novel Y-STR typing strategies reveal the genetic profile of the semen donor in extended interval post-coital cervicovaginal samples.

A highly discriminating 21 locus Y-STR "megaplex" system designed to augment the minimal haplotype loci for forensic casework.

Characterization of UVC-induced DNA damage in bloodstains: forensic implications.

SWGDAM developmental validation of a 19-locus Y-STR system for forensic casework.

An mRNA and DNA co-isolation method for forensic casework samples.

Multiplex mRNA profiling for the identification of body fluids.

Inference of human geographic origins using Alu insertion polymorphisms.

Whole genome amplification strategy for forensic genetic analysis using single or few cell equivalents of genomic DNA.

Epidemiology. DNA identifications after the 9/11 World Trade Center attack.

Comprehensive annotated STR physical map of the human Y chromosome: Forensic implications.

Novel thermostable Y-family polymerases: applications for the PCR amplification of damaged or ancient DNAs.

The identification of newborns using messenger RNA profiling analysis.

Laser microdissection separation of pure spermatozoa from epithelial cells for short tandem repeat analysis.

Sub-populations within the major European and African derived haplogroups R1b3 and E3a are differentiated by previously phylogenetically undefined Y-SNPs.

Testing and evaluation of 43 "noncore" Y chromosome markers for forensic casework applications.

Y-STR concordance study between Y-Plex5, Y-Plex6, Y-Plex12, PowerplexY, Y-Filer, MPI, and MPII.

Population data for a novel, highly discriminating tetra-local Y-chromosome short tandem repeat: DYS503.

Validity of messenger RNA expression analyses of human saliva.

Population data for 48 'Non-Core' Y chromosome STR loci.

Simplified low-copy-number DNA analysis by post-PCR purification.

An ultra-high discrimination Y chromosome short tandem repeat multiplex DNA typing system.

Performance characteristics of commercial Y-STR multiplex systems.

The golden gene (SLC24A5) differentiates US sub-populations within the ethnically admixed Y-SNP haplogroups.

mRNA profiling for body fluid identification by multiplex quantitative RT-PCR.

A rare Y chromosome missense mutation in exon 25 of human USP9Y revealed by pyrosequencing.

Recovery and stability of RNA in vaginal swabs and blood, semen, and saliva stains.

Y-STR profiling in extended interval (> or = 3 days) postcoital cervicovaginal samples.

Sequence specificity of BAL 31 nuclease for ssDNA revealed by synthetic oligomer substrates containing homopolymeric guanine tracts.

Identification of four novel developmentally regulated gamma hemoglobin mRNA isoforms.

Changes in dry state hemoglobin over time do not increase the potential for oxidative DNA damage in dried blood.

A single nucleotide polymorphism melt curve assay employing an intercalating dye probe fluorescence resonance energy transfer for forensic analysis.

Identification of forensically relevant body fluids using a panel of differentially expressed microRNAs.

Improved resolution haplogroup G phylogeny in the Y chromosome, revealed by a set of newly characterized SNPs.

A comparative analysis of two different sets of Y-chromosome short tandem repeats (Y-STRs) on a common population panel.

Hydrolysis of DNA and its molecular components in the dry state.

A single molecular beacon probe is sufficient for the analysis of multiple nucleic acid sequences.

US forensic Y-chromosome short tandem repeats database.

An STR melt curve genotyping assay for forensic analysis employing an intercalating dye probe FRET.

A blue spectral shift of the hemoglobin soret band correlates with the age (time since deposition) of dried bloodstains.

Performance evaluation and optimization of multiplex PCRs for the highly discriminating OSU 10-locus set Y-STRs.

Capillary electrophoresis of a multiplex reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction to target messenger RNA markers for body fluid identification.

Impact of restricted marital practices on genetic variation in an endogamous Gujarati group.

Highly specific mRNA biomarkers for the identification of vaginal secretions in sexual assault investigations.

DNA mixture genotyping by probabilistic computer interpretation of binomially-sampled laser captured cell populations: combining quantitative data for greater identification information.

Circulating microRNA for the identification of forensically relevant body fluids.

"Getting blood from a stone": ultrasensitive forensic DNA profiling of microscopic bio-particles recovered from "touch DNA" evidence.

Detection of SNP-containing human DNA sequences using a split sensor with a universal molecular beacon reporter.

Assessment of DNA damage induced by terrestrial UV irradiation of dried bloodstains: forensic implications.

Developmental Validation of the ParaDNA® Screening System - A presumptive test for the detection of DNA on forensic evidence items.

Rapid and inexpensive body fluid identification by RNA profiling-based multiplex High Resolution Melt (HRM) analysis.

Nomenclature update and allele repeat structure for the markers DYS518 and DYS449.

Toward male individualization with rapidly mutating y-chromosomal short tandem repeats.

The identification of menstrual blood in forensic samples by logistic regression modeling of miRNA expression.

Facile semi-automated forensic body fluid identification by multiplex solution hybridization of NanoString® barcode probes to specific mRNA targets.

Genetic data and de novo mutation rates in father-son pairs of 23 Y-STR loci in Southern Brazil population.