About the Authors

Mark W. Perlin

perlin@cybgen.com

Affiliation Cybergenetics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Kiersten Dormer

Affiliation Cybergenetics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jennifer Hornyak

Affiliation Cybergenetics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Lisa Schiermeier-Wood

Affiliation Department of Forensic Science, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Susan Greenspoon

Affiliation Department of Forensic Science, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and have the following conflicts. Mark Perlin is a shareholder, officer and employee of Cybergenetics in Pittsburgh, PA, a company that develops genetic technology for computer interpretation of DNA evidence. Cybergenetics manufactures the patented TrueAllele® Casework system, and provides expert testimony about DNA case results. Kiersten Dormer and Jennifer Hornyak are current or former employees of Cybergenetics. Lisa Schiermeier-Wood and Dr. Susan Greenspoon are current employees of the Virginia Department of Forensic Science, a government laboratory that provides expert DNA testimony in criminal cases and is adopting the TrueAllele Casework system. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MWP LSW. Performed the experiments: KD JH. Analyzed the data: MWP SG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MWP LSW. Wrote the paper: MWP KD SG.