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A comparison of likelihood ratios with and without assuming relatedness for DNA mixtures interpreted using a continuous model.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Jan 2023
Kruijver Maarten, Bright Jo-Anne
Abstract excerpt
When evaluating support for the contribution of a person of interest (POI) to a mixed DNA sample, it is generally assumed that the mixture contributors are unrelated to the POI and to each other. In practice, there may be situations where this assumption is violated, for instance if two mixture contributors are siblings. The effect on the likelihood ratio of (in)correctly assuming relatedness between mixture...
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