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Case report: identification of skeletal remains using short-amplicon marker analysis of severely degraded DNA extracted from a decomposed and charred femur.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Jun 2008
Fondevila M, Phillips C, Naveran N, Fernandez L, Cerezo M, Salas A, Carracedo A, Lareu M V
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Applying two extraction protocols to isolate DNA from a charred femur recovered after a major forest fire, a range of established and recently developed forensic marker sets that included mini-STRs and SNPs were used to type the sample and confirm identity by comparison to a claimed daughter of the deceased. Identification of the remains suggested that the individual had been dead for 10 years and the DNA was...
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