Sending Cases for
TrueAllele Processing
Checklist of information needed for TrueAllele screening:
- Completed Cybergenetics case submission form (including the Items table)
- For evidence items, the lab’s electronic data (.fsa or .hid files)
- For reference items, either allele list files or electronic data files
- Allelic ladder files for any electronic data
- Lab reports for the case, if available
A template for requesting data from your lab can be found below.
Additional Information:
Cybergenetics offers TrueAllele® Casework DNA interpretation services. TrueAllele can find forensic identification information when other methods fail. An initial free screening is available.
Cybergenetics compares DNA evidence data to produce match statistics. Larger match numbers (say, a million) connect evidence, while smaller numbers (say, one in a million) show no connection.
TrueAllele processing begins with a crime lab’s electronic data (.fsa or .hid files). To process a case, we need all the data files (evidence items, reference samples, allelic ladders, and laboratory controls). Note that Cybergenetics only accepts electronic DNA data. Do not send biological evidence or Y-STR data.
Please complete a case submission form, following the provided instructions. We use this form to start TrueAllele processing.
Please download and complete the form in a program such as Adobe Acrobat Reader or Preview. Opening the PDF in your browser window may not save your form information. Be sure to complete the entire form, including the “Items” section on page 3. Enclose the electronic form with your case submission.
Data and information can be emailed to data@cybgen.com, or transferred via Dropbox or CD/DVD. Physical materials can be shipped to our office at the address below.
Email Template for Requesting Lab Data:
Subject: Request for Electronic DNA Data Files for TrueAllele® Interpretation
Dear LAB,
I am working with Cybergenetics on a case involving TrueAllele® probabilistic genotyping DNA interpretation. For the TrueAllele analysis, Cybergenetics requires the autosomal STR .fsa or .hid electronic data files for the evidence items and reference samples listed below, along with the associated allelic ladders and controls. For reference profiles, allele lists are also acceptable. They additionally request any DNA reports and output files generated from interpretation software.
Could you please compile and send the relevant electronic data files for the following items:
- CASE# EVI#
- CASE# EVI#
- CASE# EVI#
- CASE# REF#
- CASE# REF#
- CASE# REF#
Please send the data either to me or directly to Cybergenetics at data@cybgen.com. If needed, Cybergenetics can provide a Dropbox link for secure submission, and they are also able to receive files through other file-sharing services.
If electronic submission is not available, please provide advance notice prior to shipping any packages containing electronic case data or other sensitive materials. Tracking information must be provided for all shipments to Cybergenetics.
Please note that Cybergenetics only accepts electronic DNA data. Do not send biological evidence.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact me or Cybergenetics Forensic Coordinator Stephanie Frisina at Stephanie@cybgen.com or 412-683-3007.
Thank you,
NAME
If you have questions, please email Cybergenetics, or call us at 412.683.3004.
Cybergenetics
Omega Building, Suite 210
160 North Craig Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
USA