DNA profiling of skeletal samples from the disappeared in Latin America

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• 作者：Steven Weitz ; Lisa A. Ricci ; Jon Davoren ; Carlos Vullo ; Mercedes Salado ; Fredy Peccerelli
• 关键词：Bones ; DNA ; STR ; Kinship analysis ; Latin America
• 刊名：Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：December 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：2
• 期：1
• 页码：245-247
• 全文大小：108 K

文摘

The identification of missing persons can be quite challenging; particularly in instances where a significant number of individuals went missing during conflicts from decades past. In these situations, DNA profiling and kinship analysis are necessary tools to aid with the identification of compromised skeletal remains such as those analyzed for the Latin American Initiative for the Identification of the “Disappeared.” In 2008, Bode was awarded contracts for this initiative to perform DNA analysis on hundreds of skeletal remains and family references. Bode's success in obtaining profiles utilizing advanced extraction and purification techniques along with mini-STR technology has, to date, resulted in the identification of greater than 80 individuals.