Advanced topics in forensic dna typing : interpretation / / John M. Butler

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791002703321
• Autore: Butler John M.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, England ; ; San Diego, California : , : Academic Press, , 2015; © 2015
• ISBN: 0-12-405854-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (609 pages)
• Disciplina: 614.1
• Soggetti: DNA Fingerprinting - methods; DNA - physiology; Forensic Genetics - methods
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1 - Data Interpretation Overview. - Chapter 2 - Data, Models, Thresholds. - Chapter 3 - STR Alleles and Amplification Artifacts. - Chapter 4 - STR Genotypes: Heterozygote Balance, Stochastic Thresholds, Allele, and Concordance Studies. - Chapter 5 - STR Profiles: Multiplex PCR, Tri-Alleles, Amelogenin, and Partial Profiles. - Chapter 6 - DNA Mixtures. - Chapter 7 - Low-Level DNA and Complex Mixtures. - Chapter 8 - Troubleshooting Data Collection. - Chapter 9 - Statistical Interpretation Overview. - Chapter 10 - STR Population Data Analysis. - Chapter 11 - DNA Profile Frequency Estimates and Match Probabilities. - Chapter 12 - DNA Mixture Statistics. - Chapter 13 - Coping with Potential Missing Alleles. - Chapter 14 - Relationship Testing: Kinship Statistics. - Chapter 15 - Lineage Marker Statistics. - Chapter 16 - 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This book 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.