A Review of Probabilistic Genotyping Systems: EuroForMix, DNAStatistX and STRmix™

P Gill, C Benschop, J Buckleton, Ø Bleka, D Taylor - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Probabilistic genotyping has become widespread. EuroForMix and DNAStatistX are both
based upon maximum likelihood estimation using a γ model, whereas STRmix™ is a …

A large-scale dataset of single and mixed-source short tandem repeat profiles to inform human identification strategies: PROVEDIt

LE Alfonse, AD Garrett, DS Lun, KR Duffy… - Forensic Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
DNA-based human identity testing is conducted by comparison of PCR-amplified
polymorphic Short Tandem Repeat (STR) motifs from a known source with the STR profiles …

Estimating the number of contributors to a DNA profile using decision trees

M Kruijver, H Kelly, K Cheng, MH Lin, J Morawitz… - Forensic science …, 2021 - Elsevier
The interpretation of DNA profiles typically starts with an assessment of the number of
contributors. In the last two decades, several methods have been proposed to assist with this …

Automated estimation of the number of contributors in autosomal short tandem repeat profiles using a machine learning approach

CCG Benschop, J van der Linden… - Forensic science …, 2019 - Elsevier
The number of contributors (NOC) to (complex) autosomal STR profiles cannot be
determined with absolute certainty due to complicating factors such as allele sharing and …

Complex DNA mixture analysis in a forensic context: evaluating the probative value using a likelihood ratio model

H Haned, CCG Benschop, PD Gill, T Sijen - Forensic Science International …, 2015 - Elsevier
The interpretation of mixed DNA profiles obtained from low template DNA samples has
proven to be a particularly difficult task in forensic casework. Newly developed likelihood …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning applications in forensic DNA profiling: A critical review

M Barash, D McNevin, V Fedorenko… - Forensic Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning (ML) is a range of powerful computational algorithms capable of
generating predictive models via intelligent autonomous analysis of relatively large and …

Estimating number of contributors in massively parallel sequencing data of STR loci

BA Young, KB Gettings, B McCord… - Forensic Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years a number of computer-based algorithms have been developed for the
deconvolution of complex DNA mixtures in forensic science. These procedures utilize …

The effect of varying the number of contributors on likelihood ratios for complex DNA mixtures

CCG Benschop, H Haned, L Jeurissen, PD Gill… - Forensic Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Interpretation of DNA mixtures with three or more contributors, defined here as high
order mixtures, is difficult because of the inevitability of allele sharing. Allele sharing …

MaSTR™: an effective probabilistic genotyping tool for interpretation of STR mixtures associated with differentially degraded DNA

MM Holland, TM Tiedge, AJ Bender… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The recently developed probabilistic genotyping software package MaSTR™(SoftGenetics
LLC) was used to develop statistical weight estimates for a variety of two-person STR …

Inferring the number of contributors to complex DNA mixtures using three methods: exploring the limits of low‐template DNA interpretation

LE Alfonse, G Tejada, H Swaminathan… - Journal of forensic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In forensic DNA casework, the interpretation of an evidentiary profile may be dependent
upon the assumption on the number of individuals from whom the evidence arose. Three …