Population data from the New South Wales Aboriginal Australian sub-population for the profiler plus autosomal short tandem repeat (STR) loci

Abstract It is a requirement that forensic DNA profiling evidence be accompanied by an estimation of its weight, in order that the court can assign an appropriate probative value to it during legal proceedings. There are various models by which this estimation can be made, but each relies on approxi...

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Published in:Forensic science international 2008-03, Vol.175 (2), p.235-237
Main Authors: Goetz, Robert, West, John, Walsh, Simon J, Buckleton, John S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aboriginal
Allele frequencies
AMPF lSTR ® Profiler Plus
Australia
Biological and medical sciences
Caucasian
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA Fingerprinting
Forensic medicine
Forensic science
Forensic sciences
Gene Frequency
General aspects
Genetics
Genetics, Population
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Medical sciences
Pathology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Population data
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
STR
Tandem Repeat Sequences
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Summary:Abstract It is a requirement that forensic DNA profiling evidence be accompanied by an estimation of its weight, in order that the court can assign an appropriate probative value to it during legal proceedings. There are various models by which this estimation can be made, but each relies on approximations of the allele frequencies in the relevant population. This report provides the results of population genetic analyses at nine autosomal short tandem repeat (STR) loci for the Aboriginal Australian sub-population of New South Wales, Australia.
ISSN:0379-0738
1872-6283
1872-6283
DOI:10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.04.221