Identification and separation of DNA mixtures using peak area information

Forensic Science International

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-34

  Cowell, R G ^a   Lauritzen, S L ^b   Mortera, J ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA mixture; Forensic identification; Mixture separation; Peak weight; Probabilistic expert system

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; PEAK AREA INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33846513423     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.03.021     Document Type: Article

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