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Citation |
Chung YK, Fung WK. Sci. Justice 2011; 51(1): 10-15. |
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(Copyright © 2011, Forensic Science Society, Publisher Elsevier Publishing) |
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Abstract |
We provide a unified overview on the evaluation of the evidentiary values of cold-hit DNA matches between profiles in a DNA database and a mixed crime sample. Also discussed are methods of handling missing data in evaluating the DNA evidence. Through the analysis of a constructed murder case using Swedish data, we illustrate the applicability of the methods on various situations including the presence of multiple matches and consideration of allele drop-out. We also demonstrate the calculation of the probability of erroneous attribution as a measure of the effectiveness of the database search on DNA mixtures. |