Complex DNA mixture analysis in a forensic context: Evaluating the probative value using a likelihood ratio model

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue , 2015, Pages 17-25

  Haned, Hinda ^a   Benschop, Corina C G ^a   Gill, Peter D ^b   Sijen, Titia ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Drop in; Drop out; High order mixtures; Likelihood ratios; LRmix; Robustness

Indexed keywords

DNA; DRUG MIXTURE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX DNA MIXTURE ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA TEMPLATE; DONOR; FORENSIC GENETICS; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MALE; PARAMETERS; ANALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG MIXTURE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROBABILITY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL;

COMPLEX MIXTURES; DNA; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY;

EID: 84918774621     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2014.11.014     Document Type: Article

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