Do low template DNA profiles have useful quantitative data?

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue , 2015, Pages 13-16

  Taylor, Duncan ^a,b   Buckleton, John ^c  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Continuous models; DNA profile interpretation; Likelihood ratios; Low template; Mixtures

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA TEMPLATE; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; SIMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCEDURES; SOFTWARE; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84919782319     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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