LoComatioN: A software tool for the analysis of low copy number DNA profiles

Forensic Science International

Volumn 166, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 128-138

  Gill, Peter ^a   Kirkham, Amanda ^a   Curran, James ^b  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Automation; Likelihood ratio; LoComatioN; Low copy number (LCN); Propositions

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; COPY NUMBER; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE DUPLICATION; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 33847027209     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.04.016     Document Type: Article

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