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Interpreting DNA Mixtures with Related Contributors in Subdivided Populations
Author(s) -
Fung Wing K.,
Hu YueQing
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.359
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1467-9469
pISSN - 0303-6898
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9469.2004.00376.x
Subject(s) - mathematics , interpretation (philosophy) , kinship , population , statistics , genealogy , econometrics , demography , history , linguistics , sociology , anthropology , philosophy
Abstract. In this paper, we study the statistical interpretation of forensic DNA mixtures with related contributors in subdivided populations. Compact general formulae for match probabilities are obtained for two situations: a relative of one tested person is an unknown contributor of a DNA mixture; and two related unknowns are contributors. The effect of kinship and population structure is illustrated using a real case example.