title: User-friendly programs for easy calculations in paternity testing and kinship determinations.
abstract: Four computer programs are developed for easy calculations of likelihood ratios (LRs) for paternity testing and kinship determinations. The programs are constructed based on the concepts of Bayes Theorem, conditional probability and pedigree analysis. Computer enumeration is used for handling the calculations. The programs have wide applicability, and users can save and check the results easily. The programs employ the distinctive pull-down manual, making them very easy to use. In this paper, we explain the theory and describe various features of the software.
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China. wingfung@hku.hk
authors.forename: Wing K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Fung
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest; D008297:Male; D010334:Paternity; D012984:Software