Microhaplotypes Analyzed by Massively Parallel Sequencing Are Valuable Forensic Tools

Unspecified convening · February 9, 2026

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Moderator introduced Dr. Ken Kidd as the next speaker and provided his affiliation: professor emeritus of genetics, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Genetics.

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Dr. Ken Kidd presented research on microhaplotypes and argued they outperform current STR markers for forensic mixture deconvolution, urged a committee to adopt a documented microhaplotype set for an offender database, and noted NIJ funding and ongoing lab evaluations.

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