Zusammenfassung
Die Identifizierung der Opfer des Tsunami in Südostasien am 26. Dezember 2004 stellte die forensische Molekularbiologie vor eine große Herausforderung. Hier wird über die Arbeit unmittelbar nach dem Ereignis aus molekulargenetischer Sicht berichtet. Bei ersten Analysen zeigte sich bereits eine starke Degradation der DNS. Familien bis zu 3 Generationen waren vermisst gemeldet, sodass das hohe Potenzial der DNS-Analytik anfänglich nicht in dem erhofften Maß genutzt werden konnte.
Abstract
For the identification of victims of the Tsunami in Southeast Asia on 26 December 2004, DNA analysis is used as an additional tool. Work carried out during the first days after the catastrophe is reported from a molecular biological point of view. Initial analyses showed a high degree of degradation of the DNA. Another problem was that in some cases whole families of up to three generations were reported missing. Therefore the high potential of forensic molecular genetics could not be initially exploited as much as expected.
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Lessig, R., Edelmann, J., Schmitter, H. et al. Tsunami 2004. Rechtsmedizin 15, 442–446 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00194-005-0352-0
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