The polymerase chain reaction and post-mortem forensic identity testing: Application of amplified D1S80 and HLA-DQα loci to the identification of fire victims

A. Sajantila, M. Ström, B. Budowle, P. J. Karhunen, L. Peltonen

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Abstract

The application of DNA typing methods after amplification by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of DNA derived from body tissues from charred fire victims was investigated. A total of 26 different tissue specimens from ten extensively burned individuals were analyzed. The samples included femoral muscle, psoas muscle, bone marrow and blood. The post-mortem period varied from 38 to 183 h. After amplifying the DNA by PCR from the various tissues, the D1S80 locus was analyzed with a high resolution polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis technique followed by silver staining and the alleles of the HLA-DQα locus were detected by using a reverse dot blot format. All samples could be typed for both loci and the genotypes were consistent in the various tissues from each individual. A parentage test was performed in two cases and Mendelian inheritance of the alleles for both loci was observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23-34
Number of pages12
JournalForensic Science International
Volume51
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1991

Keywords

  • Fire victims
  • Forensic science
  • Identity testing
  • Polymerase chain reaction
  • Post-mortem

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