The Polish Genetic Database of Victims of Totalitarianisms

Forensic Science International

Volumn 258, Issue , 2016, Pages 41-49

  Ossowski, A ^a   Kus M ^a   Kupiec, T ^b   Bykowska, M ^c   Zielinska G ^a   Jasinski M E ^d   March, A L ^e  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC RESEARCH   (Poland)

^c Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Exhumation; Genetic database; Personal identification; Totalitarianism; War graves

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CRIME VICTIM; DNA DETERMINATION; DYING; EXHUMATION; FORENSIC GENETICS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLAND; POLISH GENETIC DATABASE OF VICTIMS OF TOTALITARIANISMS; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; RELATIVE; SKELETON; TEAMWORK; BONE; CHEMISTRY; COMMUNISM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETICS; HISTORY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NATIONAL SOCIALISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRISONER; TOOTH;

BONE AND BONES; COMMUNISM; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EXHUMATION; GENETIC TESTING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NATIONAL SOCIALISM; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRISONERS; TOOTH;

EID: 84949024151     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.10.029     Document Type: Article

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