Science & Justice
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 64-71 , June 2010

The prevalence of mixed DNA profiles on fingernail swabs

  • Edward A. Dowlman

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Forensic Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XW, UK
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  • Nicola C. Martin

      Affiliations

    • SPSA, Forensic Services (Edinburgh), Forensic Science Laboratory, 11 Howden Hall Road, Edinburgh, EH16 6TL, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 131 666 1212.
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  • Melanie J. Foy

      Affiliations

    • SPSA, Forensic Services (Edinburgh), Forensic Science Laboratory, 11 Howden Hall Road, Edinburgh, EH16 6TL, UK
    • ,
  • Tobie Lochner

      Affiliations

    • SPSA, Forensic Services (Edinburgh), Forensic Science Laboratory, 11 Howden Hall Road, Edinburgh, EH16 6TL, UK
    • ,
  • Tereza Neocleous

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, 15 University Gardens, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK

Received 29 January 2009 ,Revised 25 March 2009 ,Accepted 28 March 2009.

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PII: S1355-0306(09)00059-8

doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2009.03.005

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