A statistical framework for the interpretation of mtDNA mixtures: forensic and medical applications.

BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation is commonly analyzed in a wide range of different biomedical applications. Cases where more than one individual contribute to a stain genotyped from some biological material give rise to a mixture. Most forensic mixture cases are analyzed using autosom...

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Main Authors: Thore Egeland, Antonio Salas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3203886?pdf=render