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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
. 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.