Post-mortem forensic identity testing: application of PCR to the identification of fire victim

Post-mortem forensic identity testing: application of PCR to the identification of fire victim

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CONTEXT: DNA analysis has been used with success in the identification of carbonized corpses and victims of large accidents.The analysis requires relatives of crash victims to donate Garbage/Recycling Container Lids blood for analysis.The relatives are generally willing contribute to the identification by giving a blood sample.OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for genetic characterization of one victim extensively burned by fire.

DESIGN: Case report.CASE REPORT: DNA was extracted from blood of the cardiac chamber, and 15 different loci (D1S80, ApoB, D17S30, D3S1744, D18S849, D12S1090, FGA, D7S820, D1S533, D9S304, HUMCSF1PO, HUMTPOX, HUMTHO1, amelogenin and HLA-DQA1) were analyzed using the Wind Chimes PCR technique.Results from all loci typing of the corpse were then compared to that of his alleged biological parents, revealing a genetic compatibility.