The Compilation and Management of a Comprehensive U.S. Y-STR Reference Database

Y-STR haplotype frequencies are required to provide a statistical estimate of the significance of a match. The National Center for Forensic Science is in the process of compiling and consolidating the existing Y-STR data from government, commercial, and academic resources throughout the United States to create the first comprehensive and expandable National U.S. Y-STR Haplotype Reference Database.

The consolidated database will be made accessible to the forensic community via the World Wide Web. For additional information, contact Dr. Jack Ballantyne at the National Center for Forensic Science or John Paul Jones at the National Institute of Justice.

The Y-STR Reference Database is being compiled and managed by the National Center for Forensic Science, a member of the Forensic Resource Network (FRN). The FRN—a  program of the Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice—provides innovative solutions to challenges facing the forensic science community. FRN assists State and local crime laboratories with such issues as quality assurance, validation and evaluation, new technologies, and surplus property distribution. FRN members include: