Study of CTS DNA Proficiency Tests with Regard to DNA Mixture Interpretation: A NIST Scientific Foundation Review

Date

2022-11-25

Authors

Bille, Todd
Coble, Michael D.
Kalafut, Tim
Buckleton, John

ORCID

0000-0003-3687-0342 (Michael D. Coble)

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MDPI

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a document entitled DNA Mixture Interpretation: A NIST Scientific Foundation Review for public comment. This has become known as the Draft NIST Foundation Review. It contains the statement: "Across these 69 data sets, there were 80 false negatives and 18 false positives reported from 110,408 possible responses (27,602 participants x two evidence items x two reference items). In the past five years, the number of participants using PGS has grown." We examine a set of proficiency test results to determine if these NIST statements could be justified. The summary reports for each relevant forensic biology test (Forensic Biology, Semen, and Mixture) in the years 2018-2021 were reviewed. Data were also provided to us by CTS upon our request. None of the false positives or negatives could be attributed to the mixture interpretation strategy and certainly not to the use of PGS.

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Bille, T., Coble, M. D., Kalafut, T., & Buckleton, J. (2022). Study of CTS DNA Proficiency Tests with Regard to DNA Mixture Interpretation: A NIST Scientific Foundation Review. Genes, 13(11), 2171. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13112171

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Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)