Analysis of matches and partial-matches in a Danish STR data set

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 387-392

  Tvedebrink, Torben ^a   Eriksen, Poul Svante ^a   Curran, James Michael ^b   Mogensen, Helle Smidt ^c   Morling, Niels ^c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Correction; Close relatives; Covariance matrix; DNA database; Subpopulation

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DANISH STR DATA SET; DATA BASE; DENMARK; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE;

ALLELES; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DENMARK; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 84858403231     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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