How Long Does a TrueAllele^® Sexual Assault DNA Interpretation Take?

Short answer

Typical turnaround time for all casework services (including the free screening) is 3 weeks. Expedited service is available for a fee.

Starting with a Free TrueAllele Screening allows you to know if the DNA data has useful information for your case.

What to do next

1. Request the required electronic DNA data files (.fsa or .hid).
2. Submit a Free TrueAllele Screening inquiry for the most probative items first.
3. Use the screening result to decide whether a court-ready case report is worth pursuing.

What to send

• Please do not send biological evidence. The screening uses the lab’s autosomal STR electronic DNA data files (.fsa or .hid).

Please submit:

• For the evidence items, the lab’s electronic data (.fsa or .hid)
• For reference profiles (victim/elimination/POI), either allele lists or electronic data files
• Allelic ladder files for any electronic data
• Lab reports or other case documents
• Item ID list (which swabs/items the files belong to)
• A case submission form with case specific information and questions (e.g., compare to POI, interpret the inconclusive mixture, compare items, etc.)

For more information on what to request from the lab, see the Sending Cases for TrueAllele Processing page.

Ready to Submit?

Tell us about your case. We’ll review it and tell you if we can get more information from the DNA data.

Free Screening

We don’t retest physical evidence items. We interpret the electronic DNA data a lab already generated.