The contribution of DNA to the disaster victim identification (DVI) effort

The contribution of DNA to the disaster victim identification (DVI) effort

Abstract As part of the disaster victim identification (DVI) response to the 2009 Victorian bushfires disaster, a number of scientific disciplines contributed to the human identification process – forensic pathology, anthropology and odontology, as well as fingerprinting and DNA profiling. The DNA l...

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Veröffentlicht in:Forensic science international 2011-02, Vol.205 (1), p.52-58
Hauptverfasser: Hartman, D, Drummer, O, Eckhoff, C, Scheffer, J.W, Stringer, P
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Australia
Blood
Bone and Bones - chemistry
Burns - pathology
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Disaster victim identification
Disasters
DNA
DNA - isolation & purification
DNA Fingerprinting - methods
DNA fingerprints
DNA identification
Documentation
Fires
Forensic anthropology
Forensic biology
Forensic medicine
Forensic Medicine - organization & administration
Forensic odontology
Forensic pathology
Forensic sciences
Human resources
Humans
Identification
Laboratories
Mass disaster
Missing persons
Muscle, Skeletal - chemistry
Pathology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract As part of the disaster victim identification (DVI) response to the 2009 Victorian bushfires disaster, a number of scientific disciplines contributed to the human identification process – forensic pathology, anthropology and odontology, as well as fingerprinting and DNA profiling. The DNA laboratory received 182 post-mortem (PM) samples from 120 DVI cases and 236 reference samples corresponding to 163 missing persons (and two non-DVI cases). DNA analysis yielded full DNA profiles for 102 DVI cases and 190 ante-mortem (AM) samples (relating to all 163 missing persons), respectively. Subsequent comparison of DNA profiles, through direct and kinship matching, resulted in the submission of 76 DNA reports to the DVI Reconciliation Centre which assisted in the identification of 67 deceased. This paper describes the contribution of DNA analysis towards the DVI response to the 2009 Victorian bushfires disaster.
ISSN:0379-0738
1872-6283
DOI:10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.09.024