The Kaiser's tooth.
The recovery of DNA from teeth is usually associated with the destruction of the evidential tooth using, for instance a special grinding mill. In some cases, however, a minimal invasive method of DNA retrieval with a high recovery is required particularly when historical material has to be investigated. A tooth attributed to the German Emperor Wilhelm II was the only source of DNA in an analysis of a possible paternity and the DNA had to be extracted without destroying the appearance of the tooth. Here, the results of the DNA analysis are presented.
Pfeiffer
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Institute of Legal Medicine Münster, Röntgenstrasse 23, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Benthaus
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S
Rolf
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B
Brinkmann
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B
D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005197:Famous Persons; D005553:Forensic Dentistry; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010334:Paternity; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences; D014070:Tooth / Q000737:chemistry*
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