Advanced topics in forensic DNA typing. Interpretation / John M. Butler.
Material type: TextPublication details: Amsterdam : Academic Press, [2015]Description: xx, 585 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780124052130 (hbk.) :
- 9780124052130
- Interpretation
- 614.1 BUT
- RA1057.55
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 614.1 BUT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 216836 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Introduction -- Data interpretation overview -- Data, models, thresholds -- STR alleles and amplification artifacts -- STR genotypes -- STR profiles -- DNA mixtures -- Low-level DNA and complex mixtures -- Troubleshooting data collection -- Statistical interpretation overview -- STR population data analysis -- DNA profile frequency estimates and match probabilities -- DNA mixture statistics -- Coping with potential missing alleles -- Relationship testing: kinship statistics -- Lineage marker statistics -- Laboratory reports: communicating results and conclusions -- Appendixes: 1. STR allele frequencies from U.S. population data -- 2. NRC I & NRC II recommendations -- 3. DAB recommendations on statistics -- 4. Worked mixture example.
This title provides forensic DNA analysts coverage of the crucial topic of DNA mixture interpretation and statistical analysis of DNA evidence. Worked mixture examples illustrate the impact of different statistical approaches for reporting results. It includes allele frequencies for 24 commonly used autosomal STR loci.