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Evaluation of the usefulness of insertion-null markers in critical skeletal remains.
International journal of legal medicine - 1 Jul 2024
Haarkötter Christian, Saiz María, Gálvez Xiomara, Vinueza-Espinosa Diana C, Medina-Lozano María Isabel, Álvarez Juan Carlos, Lorente Jose Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Forensic DNA analysis in compromised skeletal remains may pose challenges due to DNA degradation, often resulting in partial or negative autosomal STRs profiles. To address this issue, alternative approaches such as mitochondrial DNA or SNPs typing may be employed; however, they are labour-intensive and costly. Insertion-null alleles (INNULs), short interspersed nuclear elements, have been suggested as a valuable...
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