Advanced topics in forensic DNA typing : interpretation
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Advanced topics in forensic DNA typing : interpretation
Academic/Elsevier, 2015
- : hbk
Available at 6 libraries
Note
"Contribution of the National Institue of Standards and Technology, 2015"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- 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
- Appendix 1: STR allele frequencies from U.S. population data
- Appendix 2: NRC I & NRC II recommendations
- Appendix 3: DAB recommendations on statistics
- Appendix 4: Worked mixture example
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Interpretation builds upon the previous two editions of John Butler's internationally acclaimed Forensic DNA Typing textbook with forensic DNA analysts as its primary audience. Intended as a third-edition companion to the Fundamentals of Forensic DNA Typing volume published in 2010 and Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology published in 2012, this book contains 16 chapters with 4 appendices providing up-to-date coverage of essential topics in this important field. Over 80 % of the content of this book is new compared to previous editions.
Table of Contents
Section 1: DATA INTERPRETATION Chapter 1: Data Interpretation Overview Chapter 2: Data, Models & Thresholds Chapter 3: STR Alleles & Artifacts Chapter 4: STR Genotypes Chapter 5: STR Profiles Chapter 6: DNA Mixtures Chapter 7: Low-Level DNA & Complex Mixtures Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Data Collection
Section 2: STATISTICAL INTERPRETATION Chapter 9: Statistical Interpretation Overview Chapter 10: STR Population Data Analysis Chapter 11: DNA Profile Frequency Estimates Chapter 12: DNA Mixture Statistics Chapter 13: Coping with Missing Alleles Chapter 14: Relationship Testing Chapter 15: Lineage Marker Statistics Chapter 16: Laboratory Reports: Communicating Results and Conclusions
APPENDICES Appendix 1: STR Allele Frequencies from U.S. Population Data Appendix 2: NRC I and NRC II Recommendations Appendix 3: DAB Recommendations on Statistics Appendix 4: Worked mixture example (by Dr. Michael D. Coble)
by "Nielsen BookData"