A mixed DNA profile controversy revisited

• Published in: Journal of forensic sciences Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 128 - 135
• Main Authors: Kalafut, Tim, Pugh, Simone, Gill, Peter, Abbas, Sarah, Semaan, Marie, Mansour, Issam, Curran, James, Bright, Jo‐Anne, Hicks, Tacha, Wivell, Richard, Buckleton, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Alleles; Conditioning; DNA; DNA Fingerprinting; DNA fingerprints; DNA mixtures; exhaustive propositions; forensic DNA analysis; Forensic Genetics; Humans; Likelihood Functions; LRmix; Male; Microsatellite Repeats; probabilistic genotyping; relatives; Software; STRmix; DNA mixtures; LRmix; STRmix; exhaustive propositions; forensic DNA analysis; relatives; probabilistic genotyping

Semaan et al. (J Forensic Res, 2020, 11, 453) discuss a mock case “where eight different individuals [P1 through P8] could not be excluded in a mixed DNA analysis. Even though … expert DNA mixture analysis software was used.” Two of these are the true donors. The LRs reported are incorrect due to th...