DNA mixtures: Biostatistics for mixed stains with haplotypic genetic markers

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 285-290

  Fukshansky, N ^a   Bar W ^b  

^a Universität Zürich Irchel ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DNA; Forensic statistics; Mixed stains; Y STR haplotypes

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC MARKER; HAPLOTYPE; HYPOTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; STAIN; THEORETICAL STUDY; Y CHROMOSOME;

ALLELES; BODY FLUIDS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENETIC MARKERS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 24344449151     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-004-0497-5     Document Type: Article

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