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  • Mitochondrial DNA analysis
  • Bioinformatics

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  • Forensic genetic assays are transitioning from tens to millions of loci, enabling forensic genomic approaches.
  • Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis, often treated as genomic, presents challenges due to sequence differences being non-comparable.
  • Ambiguity in variant calling and alignment algorithms affects mtDNA profile comparisons and match statistic computations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a method for assessing forensic match statistics on mtDNA mixtures that is invariant to variant calling and alignment parameters.
  • To address the ambiguity in mtDNA sequence difference interpretation for forensic applications.

Main Methods:

  • A novel graph algorithm was developed and implemented in the Mitochondrial Mixture Database and Interpretation Tool (MMDIT) R package.
  • The algorithm assesses forensic match statistics on mtDNA mixtures, ensuring invariance to alignment and variant calling conventions.
  • The approach was evaluated using in silico mtDNA mixtures.

Main Results:

  • The graph algorithm enables the computation of forensic match statistics for mtDNA mixtures.
  • The method is invariant to variations in variant calling conventions and alignment parameters.
  • The tool can compute the 'random man not excluded' statistic and the likelihood ratio.

Conclusions:

  • The developed graph algorithm provides a robust approach for interpreting mtDNA mixtures in forensic science.
  • This method enhances the reliability of mtDNA evidence by standardizing match statistic calculations.
  • The MMDIT R package offers a valuable tool for forensic geneticists dealing with complex mtDNA mixtures.