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Preservation of proteomic and genomic genotypes in skeletal material from forensically treated cadavers.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Feb 2026
Parker Glendon, Harrel Michelle, Snedeker Jennifer, Salemi Michelle, Borja Trevor, Houston Rachel
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Skeletal material is often the only remaining evidence in missing persons cases, for mass burials, or disaster victim identification. Nuclear DNA can be highly degraded in these samples making it difficult to recover quality profiles for human identification or to deconvolute comingled remains. Proteins are chemically more stable than DNA and contain genetic information in the form of genetically variant peptides...
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