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Table 1 The peak height analysis for the STR profile shown in Fig. 6

From: Evaluation of forensic DNA mixture evidence: protocol for evaluation, interpretation, and statistical calculations using the combined probability of inclusion

Locus

SMP

LTP

\( \frac{LTP\left(2NT-T\right)}{PHRL} \)

Pass/fail Major cluster

\( SMP-\frac{LTP\left(2NT-T\right)}{PHRL} \)

D3S1358

1698

290

580

Pass

1118

Qualified

vWA

1648

289

578

Pass

1070

Qualified

D16S539

1386

336a

672

Pass

714

Qualified

CSF1PO

1380

206

412

Pass

968

Qualified

TPOX

1727

289

578

Pass

1149

Qualified

  1. SMP smallest main peak, LTP largest trace peak, NT number of trace contributors, T number of trace alleles, PHRL peak height ratio limit value. aThe “9” peak at D16S539 may be larger because of a stutter component. Hence LTP is 336 RFU or less