Abstract
South american precolumbian male mummies were employed as source material for a comparative investigation of bone and soft tissues by DNA analysis. The suitability of the DNA extracts from both sources was tested and evaluated by their effectiveness as target DNA in PCR amplifications. The results suggest that skeletal material should be given preference over soft tissues for PCR analysis if the material is severely degraded. This seems to be independent of the specific anatomical origin of the samples.
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Für eine vergleichende Untersuchung von Knochen und Weichgewebe als Quellenmaterial für DNA-Analysen wurden südamerikanische, präkolumbische, männliche Mumien verwendet. Die Eignung der DNA-Extrakte beider Quellen wurde über ihre Effektivität als Ziel-DNA in PCR-Amplifikationen bewertet. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daß bei Verwendung stark degradierten Materials Knochen den Weichgeweben für PCR-Analysen vorzuziehen sind. Dies scheint unabhängig von der spezifischen anatomischen Herkunft der Proben zu sein.
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Lassen, C., Hummel, S. & Herrmann, B. Comparison of DNA extraction and amplification from ancient human bone and mummified soft tissue. Int J Leg Med 107, 152–155 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01225603
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