EuroForMix : An open source software based on a continuous model to evaluate STR DNA profiles from a mixture of contributors with artefacts

Highlights • A STR DNA profile analyzer is implemented in a user-friendly GUI. • We explain the underlying model which utilizes the allelic peak heights. • Includes model for stutters, degradation, drop-in, drop-out and sub-population. • Demonstrates the MLE- and Bayesian approach with a real case e...

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Published in:	Forensic science international : genetics Vol. 21; pp. 35 - 44
Main Authors:	Bleka, Øyvind, Storvik, Geir, Gill, Peter
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-03-2016
Subjects:	Alleles Bayes Theorem DNA - analysis DNA - genetics DNA Fingerprinting - methods Forensic Genetics - methods Forensic statistics Humans Likelihood Functions Microsatellite Repeats Models, Genetic Open-source software Pathology Sequence Analysis, DNA - methods Software STR DNA interpretation STR DNA interpretation Open-source software Forensic statistics
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Summary:	Highlights • A STR DNA profile analyzer is implemented in a user-friendly GUI. • We explain the underlying model which utilizes the allelic peak heights. • Includes model for stutters, degradation, drop-in, drop-out and sub-population. • Demonstrates the MLE- and Bayesian approach with a real case example.
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ISSN:	1872-4973 1878-0326
DOI:	10.1016/j.fsigen.2015.11.008