Resources

Explore a wealth of resources including databases, websites, free software and international forensic organizations

Databases

The following scientific projects are endorsed by the ISFG

YHRD database

YHRD - Y Chromosome Haplotype Reference Database

See YHRD β†’
empop database

EMPOP - EDNAP mitochondrial DNA population database

See EMPOP β†’
STR frequencies database

STRidER - STRs for identity ENFSI Reference database

See STRidER β†’
πŸ“„

All Y-chromosomal STR and mtDNA haplotype data submitted to FSI: Genetics and the Int. J. Legal Med. have to be accepted by these databases for validation. Autosomal STR data have to be submitted to STRidER prior to publication in FSI: Genetics.

Scientific Websites

Scientific websites with relevance for forensic genetics

mtDNA haplogrouping

mitoLEAF

interactive tool for visualizing and exploring mtDNA lineages and their evolutionary relationships to explore genetic diversity and maternal ancestry.

See website β†’
STRbase NIST

STRbase - NIST

Resource for Short Tandem Repeats (STRs) and other identification markers commonly used in human identification testing

See webpage β†’
XSTR

ChrX-STR.org 2.0

Database and information hub for forensic X-chromosomal markers

See website β†’
SNPforID

SNPsforID

http://spsmart.cesga.es/snpforid.php

Population based SNP genotype database

See website β†’
popSTR

popSTR browser

Population based STR genotype database

See webpage β†’

Free software

Benefit from the generosity of our researchers

Familias

Familias

Software for probability calculations when inferring paternity and identification based on DNA data

Don't miss other Familias tools: FamLink2 (https://www.famlink.se/f_index.html) and FamlinkX (https://www.famlink.se/fx_index.html)

See website β†’
EFM

EFM

Probabilistic Genotyping software for DNA mixtures

Explore all the tools of the EFM family: CaseSolver, EFMex, EFMrep, dnamatch2, MPSproto and LUSstrR/seq2lus

See webpage β†’
straf

STRAF

A browser-based application that allows to perform forensics and population genetics analysis of STR data

STRAF computes standard forensics parameters for haploid and diplod data

See webpage β†’
pedsuite

Pedsuite

a collection of R packages for pedigree analysis, covering a variety of applications across several fields

It includes very useful shiny apps: QuickPed, DIVEANA, ibd sim2-shiny, KLINK, LinkageLab adn ibdClassifier

See all content β†’
strvalidator

STR validator

Free and open source software package for internal validation of forensic STR DNA typing kits

Also suited for validation of other methods and instruments, or for process control

See webpage β†’
MMDIT

MMDIT

Deconvolution and interpretation of mitochondrial DNA mixtures (whole or partial genomes)

Allows users to deconvolve mixtures into constituent donor haplotypes and estimate RMPs on the resultant haplotypes

See the shiny app β†’
DNAxs

DNAxs

Profile comparisons

A user-friendly, well-validated software that compares profiles within seconds and proceeds to statistical analysis according to advanced probabilistic models

More info β†’
OSIRIS

OSIRIS

Windows and Macintosh versions

Free, public domain, open source DNA analysis and quality control software for STR profile analysis and fragment analysis

More info β†’
DNAmixtures

DNAmixtures

Statistical analysis of DNA mixtures with artefacts

Statistical software for analysing DNA samples from one or multiple donors, based on the "fully continuous" statistical model

More info β†’

Phenotyping software

Hirisplex

HIrisPlex-S

Eye, Hair and Skin Colour DNA Phenotyping Webtool

See webpage β†’
Snnipper

Snipper

Classification of individuals using AIMs

See webpage β†’
Structure

Structure

Multi-locus genotype data to investigate population structure

See webpage β†’
genogeographer

Genogeographer

A tool for genogeographic inference

See app β†’

Share your free software!

If you would like to share your self-developed software with the forensic genetics community on this website, please send a message to board@isfg.org

International Forensic Science Organizations

enfsi

ENFSI - European Network of Forensic Science Institutes

See webpage β†’
AAFS

American Academy of Forensic Sciences

See webpage β†’
AsianForensicSciences

Asian Forensic Sciences Network

See webpage β†’
Australia-NewZealand-ForensicScienceSociety

Australian and New Zealand Forensic Sciences Society

See webpage β†’
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African Forensic Sciences Academy

See webpage β†’
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Academia Iberoamericana de CriminalΓ­stica y Estudios Forenses

See webpage β†’
icmp

International Commission on Missing Persons

See webpage β†’
ISOGG-wiki

International Society of Genetic Genealogy

See wiki page β†’

Calendar of Medico Legal Conferences

See calendar β†’