Article
[Identification of a corpse using autosomal and gonosomal STR markers].
Archiv fur Kriminologie - 1 Jan 2000
Jegge Lukas S, Gumpert Sabine, Balitzki Beate
Abstract excerpt
The identification of unidentified corpses poses an exceptional challenge in the field of forensic medicine, because visual traits are often unspecific. Forensic genetics offer a reliable means to determine the identity of a corpse unambiguously. In the process, Y and X chromosomal markers play an important role. Here, we report about a case out of the ordinary where a corpse was properly identified using...
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