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DNA analysis in disaster victim identification

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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.

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Montelius, K., Lindblom, B. DNA analysis in disaster victim identification. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 8, 140–147 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-011-9276-z

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