Autosomal STRs

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SWGDAM Interpretation Guidelines for Autosomal STR Typing by Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories

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Addendum to the SWGDAM Interpretation Guidelines for Autosomal STR Typing by Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories to Address Next Generation Sequencing​

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SWGDAM Guidelines for STR Enhanced Detection Methods

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Lineage Markers

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SWGDAM Interpretation Guidelines for Y-Chromosome STR Testing

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Supplemental Information for the SWGDAM Interpretation Guidelines for Y-Chromosome STR Typing by Forensic DNA Laboratories​​

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Interpretation Guidelines for Mitochondrial DNA Analysis by Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories

 

Supplemental Information for the SWGDAM Interpretation Guidelines for Mitochondrial DNA Analysis by Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories

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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNP)

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SWGDAM Interpretation Guidelines for Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Analysis by Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories

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Validation

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SWGDAM Validation Guidelines for Forensic DNA Analysis Methods

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SWGDAM Guidelines for the Validation of Probabilistic Genotyping Systems

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Miscellaneous

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SWGDAM Guidelines for the Collection and Serological Examination of Biological Evidence

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SWGDAM Contamination Prevention and Detection Guidelines for Forensic DNA Laboratories

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SWGDAM Recommendations for the Efficient DNA Processing of Sexual Assault Evidence Kits.

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SWGDAM Guidelines for Missing Persons Casework

 

SWGDAM Training Guidelines​
 

Technical Communications

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SWGDAM Resource Document:  Forensic DNA Analysis – Team Approach

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SWGDAM Notice on QAS Educational Requirements

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Report on Y-Screening of Sexual Assault Evidence Kits (SAEKs)

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Overview of Investigative Genetic Genealogy

 

Recommendations of the SWGDAM Ad Hoc Working Group on Genotyping Results Reported as Likelihood Ratios

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SWGDAM Position Statement on Rapid DNA Analysis

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Recommendations from the SWGDAM Adhoc Working Group on Familial Searching

 

SWGDAM Letter to R-DNA Developers

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SWGDAM Clarification on Proficiency Testing of qPCR Workflows Including Y-screening

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Letters

 

SWGDAM Comments on NISTIR 8351-DRAFT Entitled DNA Mixture Interpretation:  A NIST Scientific Foundation Review

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SWGDAM Comments on NISTIR 8351-DRAFT Entitled DNA Mixture Interpretation:  A NIST Scientific Foundation Review​​

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SWGDAM letter to ASCLD/LAB regarding its revised clarification for the reporting of positive associations and its position statement/interpretation related to mixtures

 

SWGDAM letter to ASCLD/LAB regarding its revised clarification for the reporting of positive associations

 

SWGDAM ASCLD/LAB Interested Party Response

 

SWGDAM letter to ASCLD/LAB regarding its Board Clarification of requirement 5.10.1 from ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and 5.10.3.5 from the 2011 ASCLD/LAB-International Supplemental Requirements for Testing Laboratories in the May 2014 ASCLD/LAB Newsletter

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Open SWGDAM Letter Regarding the Claims Raised 
in State v. Abernathy that the CODIS Core Loci are Associated with MedicalConditions/Disease States.

 

Open SWGDAM Executive Board Letter Regarding the Claims Raised in State v. Abernathy that the CODIS Core Loci are Associated with Medical Conditions/Disease States

 

Letter to NIJ Regarding the United States Y-STR Database

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Received by SWGDAM

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NDIS Procedures Board Letter to SWGDAM Regarding Acceptance of NGS-based Forensic DNA Typing Kits

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FBI Letter to SWGDAM Regarding QAS Revisions to Facilitate Searching and/or Review of Outsourced DNA Records

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Response by The US Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to the request by SWGDAM for an informal advisory opinion on the GINA exemption for forensic laboratories.http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/foia/letters/2012/gina_forensic_lab_exception.html

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2020 Quality Assurance Standards (QAS)

The Quality Assurance Standards for DNA Databasing Laboratories, Effective July 1, 2020

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The Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories, Effective July 1, 2020

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2020 QAS Audit Documents

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The FBI Quality Assurance Standards Audit for DNA Databasing Laboratories, Effective July 1, 2020 (pdf version)

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The FBI Quality Assurance Standards Audit for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories, Effective July 1, 2020 (pdf version)

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The FBI Quality Assurance Standards Audit for DNA Databasing Laboratories, Effective July 1, 2020 (Word Version)

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The FBI Quality Assurance Standards Audit for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories, Effective July 1, 2020 (Word Version)

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2023 QAS Guidance Document

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The Guidance Document for the FBI Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing and DNA Databasing Laboratories, Effective 01/01/2023

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Notice on the February 7, 2022 Changes to YHRD  

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Notice on the Status of the U.S. Y-STR Database (2018)

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2014 SWGDAM Compliant YHRD User’s Guide (2018)

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Correction: SWGDAM Recommendations to the FBI Director on the "Interim Plan for the Release of Information in the Event of a 'Partial Match' at NDIS"

 

SWGDAM Recommendations to the FBI Director on the "Interim Plan for the Release of Information in the Event of a 'Partial Match' at NDIS"

 

Summary of the Findings of a Quality Review of the Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods Mitochondrial DNA Database

 

Scientific Working Groups