Accepted Manuscript Title: Optimizing the information increase through the addition of relatives and genetic markers in identification and kinship cases Authors: N. Pinto, R. Sim ˜ o es, A. Amorim, E. Conde-Sousa PII: S1872-4973(18)30613-6 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2019.02.019 Reference: FSIGEN 2056 To appear in: Forensic Science International: Genetics Received date: 6 December 2018 Revised date: 23 January 2019 Accepted date: 20 February 2019 Please cite this article as: Pinto N, Sim ˜ o es R, Amorim A, Conde-Sousa E, Optimizing the information increase through the addition of relatives and genetic markers in identification and kinship cases, Forensic Science International: Genetics (2019), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2019.02.019 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.