Choice of population database for forensic DNA profile analysis

Science and Justice

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 487-493

  Steele, Christopher D ^a   Balding, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA mixtures; Forensic DNA; Likelihood ratio; Population database

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IRELAND; POPULATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC DATABASE; POPULATION GENETICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETICS, POPULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS;

EID: 84961322092     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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