Freshwater and salt-water influence in human identification by analysis of DNA: an epidemiologic and laboratory study

• Main Authors: Jamilly de Oliveira Musse (Author), Amanda da Costa Nardis (Author), Evelyn K. Anzai (Author), Mário H. Hirata (Author), Regina Maria Barreto x Cicarelli (Author), Rogério Nogueira de Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: To investigate the casuistry of drowning cases by reviewing the records from the Forensic Medicine Institute Nina Rodrigues in the city of Salvador, BA, Brazil, and to verify the potential of DNA recovery in human teeth immersed in water. Methods: An epidemiological survey was conducted followe...