Two simplified tooth sample preparation methods for conventional laboratory and RapidHIT™ ID workflows.

Abstract excerpt

Disaster victim identification (DVI) refers to the forensic identification of unknown individuals following a mass disaster event. Human dental structures can contain viable DNA sources when other soft tissues are compromised. However, labor-intensive sample preparation performed by extensively trained personnel is needed to expose the nuclear material for traditional forensic DNA workflows. With this in mind, we...

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• Alleles
• DNA
• DNA Fingerprinting
• Microsatellite Repeats
• Specimen Handling