title: Composite profiles in DNA analysis.
abstract: Composite profiles are created by combining DNA profiling information from replicate profiles derived from the same DNA extract. In this paper we have shown that, provided the probability of drop-in is low or nil, the creation of composite profiles is an acceptable approximation to a Bayesian approach, as long as simple samples are analysed.
authors.affiliation: ESR, PB 92021, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. jo.bright@esr.cri.nz
authors.forename: Jo-Anne
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bright
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buckleton
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D015233:Models, Statistical
chemical_list: D004247:DNA