There is a necessity for deceased identification as a result of many accidents and sometimes
bones are the only accessible source of DNA. So far, a universal method that allows for …

Rapid identification of human remains following mass casualty events is essential to bring
closure to family members and friends of the victims. Unfortunately, disaster victim …

During the 7 year period from 2002 to 2009 a high volume, silica-binding DNA extraction
protocol for bone, based on modified QIAGEN's Blood Maxi Kit protocol was highly …

DNA profiling has emerged as the gold standard for the identification of victims in mass
disaster events providing an ability to identify victims, reassociate remains and provide …

In recent years the recovery and analysis of DNA from skeletal remains has been applied to
several contexts ranging from disaster victim identification to the identification of the victims …

The recovery of DNA data from old skeletal remains is often difficult due to degraded and
very low yield of extracted DNA and the presence of PCR inhibitors. Herein, we compared …

This paper describes molecular genetic identification of one third of the skeletal remains of
88 victims of postwar (June 1945) killings found in the Konfin I mass grave in Slovenia …

Background Teeth are amongst the hardest structures of the human body which are resistant
to adverse conditions such as incineration, immersion, trauma, mutilation, decomposition …

For human identification purposes, forensic genetics has primarily relied upon a core set of
autosomal (and to a lesser extent Y chromosome) short tandem repeat (STR) markers that …

The success in recovering genetic profiles from aged and degraded biological samples is
diminished by fundamental aspects of DNA extraction, as well as its long-term preservation …