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ArticleForensic science international. Synergy2025

National Technology Validation and Implementation Collaborative (NTVIC): Updated guidelines for establishing Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) programs.

Ray A Wickenheiser, Jennifer Naugle, Brian Hoey, Rylene Nowlin, Claire Glynn, Raymond Valerio, Lance Allen, Stephanie Stoiloff, Jennifer Kochanski, Mary Beth Schubert and 24 more

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Article in Forensic science international. Synergy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. INTERPOL Review of Forensic Biology and DNA, 2023-2025.Forensic science international. Synergy · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

34 authors.

Ray A WickenheiserNew York State Police Crime Laboratory System, Albany, NY, USA.
Jennifer NaugleWisconsin Department of Justice Division of Forensic Sciences, USA.
Brian HoeyMissouri Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory Division, USA.
Rylene NowlinIdaho State Police Forensic Services, USA.
Claire GlynnUniversity of New Haven, Henry C Lee Institute of Forensic Science, USA.
Raymond ValerioQueens District Attorney's Office, USA.
Lance AllenColorado Bureau of Investigation Forensic Services, USA.
Stephanie StoiloffMiami-Dade Police Department, Forensic Services Division, USA.
Jennifer KochanskiArizona Department of Public Safety, USA.
Mary Beth SchubertRetired Sacramento District Attorney, USA.
Melissa HaasBode, USA.
Dixie PetersCenter for Human Identification, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, USA.
Rachel OefeleinDNA Labs International, USA.
Rockne HarmonForensic/Cold Case Consulting, USA.
Barbara LlewellynRelationship Testing, AABB, USA.
Trisha KacerTexas Department of Public Safety, USA.
Blake PatelHillsborough County Medical Examiner Department, USA.
Paul PantherIdaho Attorney General's Office, USA.
Colleen FitzpatrickIdentifinders International, USA.
Garry BombardLoyola University Chicago and Illinois State Police, USA.
Alison SearsNSW Police Force, Australia.
David MittelmanOthram, USA.
Stacey BakerPalm Beach Sheriffs Office, USA.
Stephanie M FullertonUniversity of Washington School of Medicine, Bioethics and Humanities, USA.
Jessica KoongQIAGEN (GEDmatch), USA.
Meredith ChambersWest Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory, USA.
Melisa WittkowskeWisconsin Department of Justice Division of Forensic Sciences, USA.
Ken CarrierreCalgary Police Service, Canada.
Nichole SchwedelskyCalgary Police Service, Canada.
Ted LiomanisToronto Police Service, Canada.
Michael KellyToronto Police Service, Canada.
Stephen SmithToronto Police Service, Canada.
Jonathan NaumanYork Police Service, Canada.
Tom CoberYork Police Service, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMID40677591
PMCPMC12269396

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