Combined STR VNTR and MVR Typing and mtDNA Sequencing, led to the Identification of Human Remains Emergent from the AMIA Explosion in Buenos Aires

CORACH DANIEL; PENACINO, G.; SALA ANDREA; SOTELO ALICIA

Advances in Forensci Haemogenetics 6

Springer

Lugar: Berlin; Año: 1996 vol. 6 p. 337 - 339

0930-9535

337 Combined sm VNTR and MVR Typing and mtDNA Sequencing, led to the Identiftcation of Human Remains Emergent from the AMIA Explosion In Buenos Aires Corach. D1.; Sala, A1.;.; Penacino, G1.;. and Sotelo, A2 ... I-Servicio. de HuelJas Digitales Geneticas, Fac. de Farm. y Bioq. UBA 2-Cuerpo Medico Forense de la Justicia Nacional. Introduction On July 18tth, 1994, the building of a Jewish Association (AMIA) was blown by a bomb in Buenos Aires. The attack resulted in more than 90 fatal and over 300 injured victims and the complete destruction of the building. A high number of fragmentary human remains were found. National authorities required us to characterize over 80 human remains and to identifY victims by comparison with family groups searching for missing relatives. Combined molecular typing approaches, including seven STRs, four VNTR and PCR-MVR, were used, supplemented with mtDNA sequencing. The strategy employed sped up the identification process. The high efficiency of sample handling and molecular typing systems employed is due in part to a previous experience, the bombing attack against the Israeli Embassy occurred in 1992, after which our laboratory also contributed to the identification of remains (Corach et al.,1994).