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Usefulness of dura mater in providing DNA samples for identifying cadavers.
Journal of forensic sciences - 1 Jul 2006
Motani Hisako, Sakurada Koichi, Akutsu Tomoko, Ikegaya Hiroshi, Hayakawa Mutsumi, Sato Yayoi, Yajima Daisuke, Sato Kaoru, Kobayashi Kazuhiro, Iwase Hirotaro
Abstract excerpt
We examined the usefulness of the dura mater in identifying human remains. Dura mater was collected from 50 cadavers, including drowned, charred, and mummified remains. The STR genotype using the AmpFlSTR Identifiler Kit could be typed at 15 STR and amelogenin loci in 30 samples of 33 cases. Furthermore, the ABO genotype and amelogenin using gel-based methods could be typed in 44 samples of 50 cases. In cases...
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