Reliable genetic identification of burnt human remains

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 393-399

  Schwark, Thorsten ^a   Heinrich, Anke ^a   Preuße Prange, Andrea ^a   Von Wurmb Schwark, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burnt bones; Degraded DNA; Fire death; Forensic identification; PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON;

BONE AND BONES; BURNS; DNA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 80052267644     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.08.008     Document Type: Article

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