Development and application of a calculation software for paternity index (PI) in parentage testing and likelihood ;ratio (LR) in individual recognition / 中国法医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To establish a calculation software to determine paternity index(PI) in parentage testing and likelihood ratio (LR) in individual recognition.Methods Based on relevant industry standards and literature, using Visual Basic 6.0 to write the program.Results We successfully developed the calculation software for paternity index (PI) in parentage testing and likelihood ratio (LR) in individual recognition.Conclusion The calculation software can help staff to improve the calculation efifciency, and serve the forensic evidence.