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ArticleForensic science international. Synergy2023

Alternative workflows for identifying transnational missing persons.

Molly A Kaplan, Chloe P McDaneld, Jessi Brown, Isabella-Marie Selden, Hua Jiang, Eugene Tan, Richard Selden, M Kate Spradley, Sara Huston

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Article in Forensic science international. Synergy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Molly A KaplanForensic Anthropology Center, Department of Anthropology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA.
Chloe P McDaneldForensic Anthropology Center, Department of Anthropology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA.
Jessi BrownANDE Corporation LLC, Waltham, MA, USA.
Isabella-Marie SeldenANDE Corporation LLC, Waltham, MA, USA.
Hua JiangANDE Corporation LLC, Waltham, MA, USA.
Eugene TanANDE Corporation LLC, Waltham, MA, USA.
Richard SeldenANDE Corporation LLC, Waltham, MA, USA.
M Kate SpradleyForensic Anthropology Center, Department of Anthropology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA.
Sara HustonMary Ann & J. Milburn Smith Child Health Research, Outreach, and Advocacy Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Texas State University · USNorthwestern University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mass migration and migrant death at the U.S. southern border highlight the disconnectedness of the systems for transnational decedent identifications. Death investigation cases in Texas face delays and barriers at all stages of an investigation. Additionally, fragmentation of DNA databases exacerbate challenges in comparing genetic samples from unidentified human remains (UHR) and families of the missing. We sought to pilot alternative workflows for processing UHR and family reference samples (FRS) for the identification of probable migrant decedents. Primarily using Rapid DNA, but also accredited non-CODIS DNA laboratories, the piloted approaches were conducted in parallel to existing medicolegal workflows under the relevant case jurisdictional guidance. Our data show that Rapid DNA is a valid path for anthropology laboratories to support identification hypotheses and that accredited non-CODIS forensic and genetic laboratories also can support families to identify remains, especially when families reside outside of the United States.

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DNA forensicsMissing persons investigationsRapid DNA

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PMID38025091
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