Table 1.
Types and numbers of DNA profiles stored in the Forensic DNA Databank of Malaysia (FDDM) for 2017 and 2019.
| Accumulated Data up to 2017 # | Accumulated Data up to 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNA Database Entry Classes | AmpFLSTR™ Identifiler™ Direct PCR Amplification Kit (16 Loci) | GlobalFiler™ Express PCR Amplification Kit (24 Loci) | AmpFLSTR™ Identifiler™ Direct PCR Amplification Kit (16 Loci) | GlobalFiler™ Express PCR Amplification Kit (24 Loci) |
| Crime scene * | 396 | 0 | 8420 | 0 |
| Suspect | 22,792 | 36 | 27,451 | 21,835 |
| Detainees | 183 | 28 | 183 | 379 |
| Drug users | 6506 | 3234 | 6506 | 3975 |
| Convicted | 24,600 | 7803 | 24,600 | 14,954 |
| Volunteer | 4786 | 42 | 7757 | 189 |
| Missing person | 3 | 161 | 3 | 282 |
| Total | 59,266 | 11,304 | 74,920 | 41,614 |
#: Number of short tandem repeat (STR) profiles obtained using Identifiler™ Direct and GlobalFilerTM express kits as reported by Hakim et al. [4]; *: includes the profiles from dead bodies and trace samples from the victim in order to ID the perpetrator. Refer to Hakim et al. [4] for details of the database entry classes. Source: data were obtained with permission from the DNA Databank Division (D13), Criminal Investigation Department, Royal Malaysia Police.