title: Databases, quality control and interpretation of DNA profiling in the Home office Forensic Science Service.
abstract: The history of DNA profiling in the Home Office Forensic Science Service began with the introduction of multilocus probes into casework in 1986. The use of single-locus probes was introduced in 1990, supported by databases of three ethnic groups; interpretation is backed up using a Bayesian approach. Databases were compiled using an image analysis computing system. Quality control systems are described, detailing requirements before a sample can be included in the database.
authors.affiliation: Home Office Forensic Science Service, Aldermaston, Reading, Berkshire, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Evett
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Woodroffe
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lygo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Millican
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Webster
mesh_terms: D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000592:standards*; D015342:DNA Probes; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004739:England; D005006:Ethnicity; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D011786:Quality Control
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes