Validation of a DNA mixture statistics tool incorporating allelic drop-out and drop-in

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 749-761

  Mitchell, Adele A ^a   Tamariz, Jeannie ^a   O'Connell, Kathleen ^a   Ducasse, Nubia ^a   Budimlija, Zoran ^a   Prinz, Mechthild ^a   Caragine, Theresa ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Allelic drop in; Allelic drop out; DNA mixture analysis; Likelihood ratio; Low template DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA MIXTURE ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALLELES; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84867574764     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2012.08.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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