title: The German Stain Commission: recommendations for the interpretation of mixed stains.
abstract: In the course of forensic DNA analysis, the interpretation of DNA profiles of mixed stains, i.e. cell material from more than a single donor, has become increasingly more important. The German Stain Commission, a joint commission of Institutes of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, has therefore developed guidelines aiming to harmonize the evaluation of mixed stains in German criminal cases.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Melatengürtel 60-62, 50823, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fimmers
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Keil
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Molsberger
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patzelt
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pflug
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rothämel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schmitter
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brinkmann
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000592:standards*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008957:Models, Genetic; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences
chemical_list: D004247:DNA