Minimum FSI: Genetics requirements for publishing data on DNA transfer and recovery, given activities

Peter Gill; Tacha Hicks; Bas Kokshoorn; Roland A.H. van Oorschot; Duncan Taylor; Walther Parson

doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2025.103330

Minimum FSI: Genetics requirements for publishing data on DNA transfer and recovery, given activities

Peter Gill
, Tacha Hicks
, Bas Kokshoorn
, Roland A.H. van Oorschot
, Duncan Taylor
, Walther Parson

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• Mandates standardised protocols for the publication of DNA transfer and recovery data to ensure consistency

• Requires open-sharing of non-allelic experimental and casework data in accessible formats to build a databank.

• Specifies use of fully continuous probabilistic genotyping and NIST standards for DNA quantitation harmonisation.

• Calls for regular calibration and publication of correction factors to address inter‑laboratory DNA recovery variability.

• Provision of checklists, guidance documents and templates to aid submissions.

Original language	English
Article number	103330
Number of pages	5
Journal	Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume	80
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2025.103330
Publication status	Published - Jan 2026

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