DNA analysis in Disaster Victim Identification.
DNA profiling and matching is one of the primary methods to identify missing persons in a disaster, as defined by the Interpol Disaster Victim Identification Guide. The process to identify a victim by DNA includes: the collection of the best possible ante-mortem (AM) samples, the choice of post-mortem (PM) samples, DNA-analysis, matching and statistical weighting of the genetic relationship or match. Each disaster has its own scenario, and each scenario defines its own methods for identification of the deceased.
National Board of Forensic Medicine, Department of Forensic Genetics and Forensic Toxicology, Artillerigatan 12, 587 58, Linköping, Sweden. kerstin.montelius@rmv.se
Kerstin
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Montelius
Bertil
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Lindblom
D001344:Autopsy; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000592:standards; D004190:Disasters; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents; D008957:Models, Genetic; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011786:Quality Control; D012984:Software; D013048:Specimen Handling