Consideration of the probative value of single donor 15-plex STR profiles in UK populations and its presentation in UK courts

Andrew J. Hopwood; Roberto Puch-Solis; Valerie C. Tucker; James M. Curran; James Skerrett; Susan Pope; Gillian Tully

doi:10.1016/j.scijus.2012.05.005

Consideration of the probative value of single donor 15-plex STR profiles in UK populations and its presentation in UK courts

Andrew J. Hopwood^*, Roberto Puch-Solis, Valerie C. Tucker, James M. Curran, James Skerrett, Susan Pope, Gillian Tully

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Analytical, Environmental & Forensic Sciences

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	185-190
Number of pages	6
Journal	Science and Justice
Volume	52
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2012.05.005
Publication status	Published - Sept 2012

Keywords

Co-ancestry
European standard set
Likelihood ratio
Multiplex STR
Reporting strategy
Sampling allowance

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