{"id":11052,"date":"2018-02-02T18:41:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T18:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/?p=11052"},"modified":"2018-10-18T23:51:35","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T23:51:35","slug":"the-next-step-for-integrated-forensic-dna-software-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/the-next-step-for-integrated-forensic-dna-software-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next Step for Integrated Forensic DNA Software Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/col14914_fb-1200x628.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"189\" \/>Forensic scientists routinely work with multiple data management and DNA analysis software packages to make complex decisions. And those packages may not sync to keep all the needed information stored together. Now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/industrial\/forensics\/human-identification\/forensic-dna-analysis\/forensic-dna-data-interpretation\/converge-forensic-analysis-software.html?icid=lsg_gsd_CP1238_PG1840_blog_converge-overview\">Applied Biosystems Converge Software <\/a>\u00a0offers a forensic analysis platform that centralizes forensic DNA data and analysis, and case information in one place. Converge Software offers paternity and kinship analysis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/industrial\/forensics\/human-identification\/forensic-dna-analysis\/dna-analysis\/next-generation-sequencing-ngs-forensics.html?icid=lsg_gsd_CP1238_PG1840_blog_converge-overview\">NGS analysis of STRs<\/a> to help determine the number of contributors in a sample, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/industrial\/forensics\/human-identification\/forensic-dna-analysis\/dna-analysis.html?icid=lsg_gsd_CP1238_PG1840_blog_converge-overview\">CE to NGS comparisons<\/a> forensic of STR profiles, all with a review and audit trail.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other standalone software, Converge Software offers a customizable architecture and a broad range of data inputs and parameters, including both NGS and CE DNA profiles, to meet the needs of the modern forensic genetics laboratory.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Case information is stored in one place: case, subject and genotype profile information (CE and NGS), files, and pictures<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CE to NGS transition features are available which can support the lab\u2019s NGS validation<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Data archiving, backup and recovery, as well as security and eSignature support IT compliance and integration protocols<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/converge20blog2001.png\" width=\"617\" height=\"246\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Converge software also provides a simple and flexible solution to help manage the complexity of paternity and kinship testing with proven, validated algorithms, and a highly intuitive user interface.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Streamlined Kinship and Paternity analysis has easy-to-use pedigree tree drawing capabilities, statistical calculations and a flexible reporting customization<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Includes 43 different paternity and casework cases including incest, sib ship and avuncular cases<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Supports batch processing of 96 samples for high throughput labs<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kinship Analysis can be performed on profiles generated from CE or NGS STR analyses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/converge20blog2002.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re getting started with NGS analysis in your casework lab<em>,<\/em>\u00a0Converge Software offers a modules for NGS analysis of STRs to help analyze mixtures, compare NGS to CE STR profiles to support NGS validation, and resolve complex\u00a0 kinship cases. With an interface that is similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/industrial\/forensics\/human-identification\/forensic-dna-analysis\/forensic-dna-data-interpretation\/genemapper-id-x-v-1-5-software.html?icid=lsg_gsd_CP1238_PG1840_blog_converge-overview\">GeneMapper ID-X Software<\/a>, Converge Software provides information on STR allele call, STR sequence motifs of isometric heterozygotes, and known SNPs in flanking regions from the Applied Biosystems Precision ID\u00a0 GlobalFiler NGS STR Panel v2.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Simplified NGS data management, analysis and results review. Provides Process Quality Values (PQV) and flags such as allele number (AN), off-ladder allele (OL), peak height ratio (PHR), below stochastic threshold (BST), and control concordance (CC)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Integrated CE and NGS case management workflows and data concordance<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Enhanced mixture and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/industrial\/forensics\/human-identification\/forensic-dna-analysis\/dna-analysis\/challenging-samples.html?icid=lsg_gsd_CP1238_PG1840_blog_converge-overview\">degraded samples profiles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/converge20blog2003.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s case management, paternity and relationship testing, or NGS analysis, forensic DNA labs need a better software solution for better data processing. 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