DNA degradation in human teeth exposed to thermal stress

Abstract Human identification from burned remains poses a challenge to forensic laboratories, and DNA profiling is widely used for this purpose. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of temperature on DNA degradation in human teeth. Thirty teeth were exposed to temperatures of 100, 200, or 400 °C for 6...

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Main Authors: Diego Lozano-Peral, Leticia Rubio, Ignacio Santos, María Jesús Gaitán, Enrique Viguera, Stella Martín-de-las-Heras
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f4ee884ee8ca4622a640bdacc2625601
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