See also –

Results Validation & Accreditation Questionnaire 1998

Table 1 Hardware configuration

SiteComputerProcessorRam Disk spaceBackup devicePrinter Network/stand alone versionMS DOS/Windows version Plans
1 Authentic AMD Pentium 32 MB 2 GB - HP 520 Network Windows
2 IBM Pentium 32 MB Server Dat tape server HP III/4000 Network Windows 95
3 Gataway 2000 Pentium 8 MB 640 MB - HP 4 L Stand alone Windows 95
4 486 16 MB 500 MB Network server Laserjet Network MS DOS NT
5 Dell Pentium 64 MB 1.99 GB Tape driver HP 850 C Stand alone Windows 95
6 IBM 486 8 MB 120 MB - HP 1600 CM Stand alone MS DOS
7 Vobis Pentium II 128 MB 8.4 GB HP dat HP 5 Network Windows 95
8 IBM Pentium II 32 MB 2 GB Dat tape/ server HP 4000 N Stand alone Windows 95

Table 2 Case work the numbers

Site Paternity case Crime cases Other cases namely Remarks
1 187
2 1200 50 Immigration
3 160* 15 * Including Kinship
4 50 30 10 Identification and Kinship
5 879
6 120 45
7 76
8 267 10 Kinship

Table 3 Version in use

Site DNA.VIEW Pater Date
1 21.06 11.03 02-03-1999
2 18.38 9.67 30-12-1998
3 21.01 01-12-1998
4 latest latest 24-11-1998
5 21.01 11-12-1998
6 19.04 04-11-1998
7 21.04 28-10-1998
8 21.15 11.03 25-11-1998

Table 4 Validation

Site DNA.VIEW validation report Yes/No Module(s) internal/external validation validation of new updates Acceptance test Acceptance criteria
1 No Quality control K562 NO
2 No Yes Compare the results of the runs of 3-4 cases
3 No Yes Rerun selected recent case reports
4 No No
5 Yes PI calculations Internal Yes -
6 No No
7 No No
8 No Yes rerun old cases, Comparisons of PI calculations

Table 5 Approach of DNA.VIEW validation

Site Approach
1 Evaluation of paternity/ crime cases by DNA.VIEW users and comparison of the results
Comparison of the databanks
2 Validation protocol
run difficult cases
3
4
5 To perform calculations by hand using a hard copy of databases, comparing to DNA.VIEW calculations
6
7
8 depending from the module running a soundly based protocol

Table 6 Quality control

Site Internal controls Assay acceptance criterion
1 K562 Yes
2 Quality controls Yes
3 K562 Yes
4 K562
Control results are compared for deviation from previous measurements		 Yes
5 K562 Yes, 2.5% of mean size
6 Yes
Possible deviations from previous measurements are calculated		 No
7 Yes Yes
8 K562
HW		 ±1.6% mean fragment size
Databases acceptance test

Table 7 Backup procedure

Site Backup Procedure Device
1 Yes Mr. Mirror Server
2 Yes Nightly Tape
3 Yes Inconstantly Floppy's
4 Yes Server/ Tape
5 Yes daily and off site weekly Tape drive
6 Yes Every 3-6 months Server
7 Yes Daily full backup Server
8 Yes Automatically after closing the program Server

Table 8 Security

Site Limited access Procedure
1 No
2 Yes Network account level, password
3 Yes Lab personnel only
4 Yes Network user login
5 Yes Physical
6 Yes Password
7 Yes Novell NetWare 3.12
8 Yes Network account , passwords,
DNA.VIEW two level passwords

Table 9 Proficiency testing program

Site Participation Program frequency Remarks
1 No
2 Yes CAP/AABB
ESWG
Nordic-QP		 3 times a year
1 time a year
3-4 times a year
3 Yes CAP/AABB
4 Yes ISFH/ESWG and GEDNAP
5 Yes CAP/AABB
6 No 1996 DNA.VIEW workshop
7 No
8 Yes ISFH/ESWG
CAP/AABB		 1 time a year
3 times a year

Table 10 Accreditation/ Certification

Site Yes/No According to
1 Yes Ringversuch und Zertifikat der Arbeidsgemeinschaft der Sachverständigen für Abstammungsgutachten in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland e.v.
2 Yes EN 45001
3 Yes AABB
4 No
5 Yes AABB
6 Yes AABB
7 No
8 Yes EN 45001