title: "Ancient" protocols for the crime scene? Similarities and differences between forensic genetics and ancient DNA analysis.
abstract: We provide a short overview on some current issues in the fields of forensic genetics and ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis. We discuss about the existence of the possible points of contact between the two disciplines, in terms of open problems and the inherent approach to their solution. We mainly focus on the problem of results authentication, its theoretical and technical aspects.
authors.affiliation: Immunohematology Laboratory, Department of Forensic Medicine, Catholic University, Largo F. Vito, 1 00168 Rome, Italy. capelli.c@iol.it
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tschentscher
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Pascali
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D004247:DNA