Consideration of the probative value of single donor 15-plex STR profiles in UK populations and its presentation in UK courts |
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Authors: | Hopwood Andrew J Puch-Solis Roberto Tucker Valerie C Curran James M Skerrett James Pope Susan Tully Gillian |
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Affiliation: | Research and Development, Birmingham, B37 7YN, UK. andy.hopwood@fss.pnn.police.uk |
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Abstract: | The adoption of new 15 locus STR multiplex systems into UK forensic science would be facilitated by agreed guidelines for reporting the strength of DNA evidence using likelihood ratios. To facilitate such an agreement, we present an analysis of previously published UK allele frequencies for white Caucasian, Afro-Caribbean and Indo-Pakistani populations and investigate their effect on likelihood ratios for single donor profiles. We consider the implication of the five additional loci and suggest a procedure for reporting likelihood ratios for 15-plex STR profiles. |
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