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Genomic analysis of the blood attributed to Louis XVI (1754-1793), king of France.
Scientific reports - 24 Apr 2014
Olalde Iñigo, Sánchez-Quinto Federico, Datta Debayan, Marigorta Urko M, Chiang Charleston W K, Rodríguez Juan Antonio, Fernández-Callejo Marcos, González Irene, Montfort Magda, Matas-Lalueza Laura, Civit Sergi, Luiselli Donata, Charlier Philippe, Pettener Davide, Ramírez Oscar, Navarro Arcadi, Himmelbauer Heinz, Marquès-Bonet Tomàs, Lalueza-Fox Carles
Abstract excerpt
A pyrographically decorated gourd, dated to the French Revolution period, has been alleged to contain a handkerchief dipped into the blood of the French king Louis XVI (1754-1793) after his beheading but recent analyses of living males from two Bourbon branches cast doubts on its authenticity. We sequenced the complete genome of the DNA contained in the gourd at low coverage (~2.5×) with coding sequences enriched...
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