title: [Identification of a corpse using autosomal and gonosomal STR markers].
abstract: The identification of unidentified corpses poses an exceptional challenge in the field of forensic medicine, because visual traits are often unspecific. Forensic genetics offer a reliable means to determine the identity of a corpse unambiguously. In the process, Y and X chromosomal markers play an important role. Here, we report about a case out of the ordinary where a corpse was properly identified using forensic genetic methods.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität Basel.
authors.forename: Lukas S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Jegge
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gumpert
authors.forename: Beate
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Balitzki
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D041321:Chromosomes, Human, X / Q000235:genetics*; D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000379:methods*; D056426:Genetic Loci / Q000235:genetics; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics*; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D010334:Paternity; D010375:Pedigree; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D012730:Sex Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D004247:DNA