Evaluation of DNA mixtures involving two pairs of relatives

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 251-259

  Hu, Yue Qing ^a   Fung, Wing K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Kinship coefficient; Likelihood ratio; Mixed stain; Relatives

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VICTIM;

DNA FINGERPRINTING; FAMILY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS;

EID: 24344476356     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-004-0493-9     Document Type: Article

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