Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Interpretation

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-12-405213-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Buch, Englisch, 608 Seiten, Format (B × H): 200 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1511 g

Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Interpretation builds upon the previous two editions of John Butler’s internationally acclaimed Forensic DNA Typing textbook with forensic DNA analysts as its primary audience. Intended as a third-edition companion to the Fundamentals of Forensic DNA Typing volume published in 2010 and Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology published in 2012, this book contains 16 chapters with 4 appendices providing up-to-date coverage of essential topics in this important field. Over 80 % of the content of this book is new compared to previous editions.

Zielgruppe

<p>Researchers and practitioners in forensic DNA analysis, forensic scientists; legal professionals, military, private and public forensic laboratories, forensic science graduate and post-graduate students.</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Butler, John M.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Forensik, Rechtsmedizin, Gerichtsmedizin
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften DNA und Transgene Organismen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section 1: DATA INTERPRETATION
Chapter 1: Data Interpretation Overview
Chapter 2: Data, Models & Thresholds
Chapter 3: STR Alleles & Artifacts
Chapter 4: STR Genotypes
Chapter 5: STR Profiles

Chapter 6: DNA Mixtures
Chapter 7: Low-Level DNA & Complex Mixtures
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Data Collection

Section 2: STATISTICAL INTERPRETATION
Chapter 9: Statistical Interpretation Overview
Chapter 10: STR Population Data Analysis
Chapter 11: DNA Profile Frequency Estimates

Chapter 12: DNA Mixture Statistics
Chapter 13: Coping with Missing Alleles
Chapter 14: Relationship Testing
Chapter 15: Lineage Marker Statistics
Chapter 16: Laboratory Reports: Communicating Results and Conclusions

APPENDICES
Appendix 1: STR Allele Frequencies from U.S. Population Data

Appendix 2: NRC I and NRC II Recommendations
Appendix 3: DAB Recommendations on Statistics
Appendix 4: Worked mixture example (by Dr. Michael D. Coble)

Über Autor(innen)

Butler, John M.
John M. Butler is a NIST Fellow and Special Assistant to the Director for Forensic Science, Office of Special Programs, at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Butler earned his PhD from the University of Virginia while doing DNA research in the FBI Laboratory's Forensic Science Research Unit. He has won numerous scientific awards, including being named Science Watch’s #1 world-wide high-impact author in legal medicine and forensic science over the last decade (July 2011). He has over 150 publications in this field and is a frequent presenter on the topic of DNA typing, and has authored four other DNA Typing books including Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Methodology. For a detailed CV, visit http://www.cstl.nist.gov/strbase/butler.htm.