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The petrous bone: Ideal substrate in legal medicine?
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Jul 2020
Gonzalez Angéla, Cannet Catherine, Zvénigorosky Vincent, Geraut Annie, Koch Guillaume, Delabarde Tania, Ludes Bertrand, Raul Jean-Sébastien, Keyser Christine
Abstract excerpt
Over the last few years, palaeogenomic studies of the petrous bone (the densest part of the temporal bone) have shown that it is a source of DNA in both larger quantities and of better quality than other bones. This dense bone around the otic capsule has therefore been called the choice substrate in palaeogenomics. Because the practice of forensic genetics responds to different imperatives, we implemented a study...
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