title: Inferring ethnic origin by means of an STR profile.
abstract: We report the use of DNA profiles from six STR loci for inferring the ethnic origin of a crime stain and discuss how such inference may be used as intelligence information to reduce the expected number of interviews to resolve a case. To enable this work, databases have been created for five British ethnic groups (Caucasians, Afro-Caribbeans, Indian sub-continentals, Southeast Asians and Middle Easterners) that together comprise 99.7% of the UK population.
authors.affiliation: Forensic Science Service, 2960 Trident Court, Birmingham Business Park, Solihull, B37 7YN, West Midlands, UK. alexllowe@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urquhart
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Foreman
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Evett
mesh_terms: D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000208:ethnology; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D015982:Bias; D044383:Black People / Q000235:genetics; D001801:Blood Stains; D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000208:ethnology; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008877:Middle East / Q000208:ethnology; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D006113:United Kingdom; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics