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Maria Flores

University of California, Los AngelesORCID 0000-0001-7765-6700Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprintJun 3, 2026

Improving the Accuracy of Forensic Age Estimation Through Bias Reduction

Maria Flores, Matteo A. Pellegrini

This study compares age estimation models using DNA methylation data, finding that maximum likelihood estimation reduces bias compared to linear regression and random forest.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.30.728628

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GeneticsiSciencePeer-reviewedSep 28, 2024

Decreased accuracy of forensic DNA mixture analysis for groups with lower genetic diversity

Maria Flores, Evan Ho, Cara Ly…·Rori V. Rohlfs

The paper quantifies DNA mixture analysis accuracy across 244 human groups, finding higher false inclusion rates in groups with lower genetic diversity and more contributors.

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