Decision analysis for the genotype designation in low-template-DNA profiles

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 118-133

  Gittelson, S ^a   Biedermann, A ^a   Bozza, S ^b   Taroni, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayesian decision theory; Influence diagram; Low level DNA threshold

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HUMAN;

DNA;

ALLELES; BAYES THEOREM; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 84892536277     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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