DNA identification of war and mass catastrophies victims

Autor: Matejić S., Miletić M., Milošević M., Jakšić V., Filipović T., Šaranović M., Deletić N.
Jazyk: English<br />Serbian
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Praxis Medica, Vol 43, Iss 1, Pp 19-22 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0350-8773
DOI: 10.5937/pramed1401019M
Popis: After the armed conflicts throughout the nineties of the twentieth century occurred in former Yugoslavia, identification of war victims is a challenging task. This paper gives a detailed description of exhumed remains identification process. One of the study objectives has been a comparison between DNA results and traditional forensic identification methods. This paper deals with the identification of human remains that were exhumed in Kosovo and Metohia in the period 2001-2012, belonging to Serbs and other non-Albanian ethnic communities (Montenegrins, Bosniaks, Roma, Gorani, and others), as well as much lower number of Albanians who were also killed during the war and post-war period. The experience of this process and the experience of other countries show that there is a need to organize appropriate services for identification of human remains in Serbia, capable to react effectively in case of mass disaster.
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