Analysis of fortuitous matches in a STR genotype database from Mexico and its forensic efficiency parameters

Analysis of fortuitous matches in a STR genotype database from Mexico and its forensic efficiency parameters

Abstract Background Commercial kits for Human Identification (HID) purposes, based on 15 short tandem repeat (STR) regions, allow the resolution of most forensic and paternity cases. However, some pitfalls arise in situations such as identification of missing persons, disaster victims, and in mother...

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Main Authors: Joaquín Alejandro Quiroz-Mercado, Ricardo Jesus Ríos-Rivas, Víctor Manuel Martínez-Sevilla, Gabriela Chávez-Marín, Hueman Jaimes-Díaz, Juan Carlos Santiago-Hernández, Rogelio Maldonado-Rodríguez, Héctor Rangel-Villalobos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Subjects:
STR
Database
Mexico
Fortuitous matching
False kinship
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41935-017-0022-x

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