title: DNA analysis of skeletal tissue recovered from the English Channel.
abstract: This case study reports on DNA analysis from different skeletal elements of an individual recovered 2 years after going missing in the English Channel. Selected bones were also re-submerged for an additional 2 years and re-analysed. By comparing results from both time points, this study concludes that high-load-bearing bones, particularly the bones of the feet, appear to be a preferable source of DNA for identification of skeletal tissue recovered from similar conditions.
authors.affiliation: Cranfield Forensic Institute, Cranfield University, Shrivenham SN6 8LA, UK. jfredericks@hotmail.co.uk
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fredericks
authors.forename: Kaia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Phil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000737:chemistry*; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007101:Immersion; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004247:DNA
keywords: Bone; DNA profile; Submersion