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Biostatistical treatment of drop in/drop out events

Recently, the DNA Commission of the ISFG has published recommendations for drop in/drop out events:

Gill P, Gusmão L, Haned H, Mayr WR, Morling N, Parson W, Prieto L, Prinz M, Schneider H, Schneider PM, Weir BS.

DNA commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics:
Recommendations on the evaluation of STR typing results that may include drop-out and/or drop-in using probabilistic methods.
Forensic Sci Int Genet. 2012 Dec;6(6): 679-88.
doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2012.06.002

Software can be downloaded at the ISFG website:
http://www.isfg.org/Software#dna10

Peter Schneider’s presentation on this topic at the Spurenworkshop in
Halle (Saale) from february 2013 is available here (only available in german language).