Forensic application of a mtDNA minisequencing 52plex: Tracing maternal lineages in Spanish Civil War remains

Baeta, Miriam; García-Rey, Sandra; Palencia-Madrid, Leire; Raffone, Caterina

doi:10.1016/j.fsigss.2019.10.050

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“…Taking as an example the Spanish Civil War (1936War ( -1939, considered the military preparation for the Second World War, several graves are, gradually, being studied (Baeta et al 2019a(Baeta et al , 2019bC. Gomes et al 2019aC.…”

Section: Civil and Family Involvement In The Identification Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: (C) Lineage Markers (C 1 ) Mtdnamentioning

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“…When the nuclear information is not informative, depending on the case in question and when individuals are related by maternal side, mtDNA is traditionally used (Baeta et al 2019b;Marshall et al 2019;Mienkerd et al 2019;Gomes et al 2019a;Gomes et al 2020b;Palomo-Díez and López-Parra 2022). Transmitted by the maternal side, without recombination, between mothers and all their offspring, whether male or female (Figure 3), the SNPs from the mtDNA allow, in the event of a match, to associate the victim with a particular family.…”

Section: (C) Lineage Markers (C1) Mtdnamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Difficulties in Kinship Analysis for Victims’ Identification in Armed Conflicts

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Regarding human identification in armed conflicts, various complications can be observed. Usually, such difficulties can be social-related, which can include the lack of access to the relative’s genetic material, or the unwillingness of administrative and judicial authorities to participate in the process of identification. In the case of genetics, the analysis allows identifying the individual from a blood sample, a part of an organ, or from skeletal remains, which is why it is considered a much more extensive and effective method when compared with fingerprint techniques or odontology. However, several factors can prevent this identification, such as considerably degraded genetic material. For successful identification, it is mandatory to have access to antemortem biological samples unequivocally attributed to the individual in question, using recombinant nuclear markers, as well as using biological samples from close relatives, whether parents or sons. Nevertheless, the problems associated with armed conflicts make this type of study very difficult. In this article, we focus on the main difficulties encountered when identifying an individual victim of an armed conflict, as well as on the possibilities that exist and on viable measures that could be required to improve the identification of these victims.

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confidence: 99%