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@article{citeulike:6017100, abstract = {Sex identification from skeletal material is of vital importance in order to reconstruct the demographic variables of an individual in forensic genetics and ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis. When the use of conventional methods of sex identification are impossible, molecular analysis of the X and Y chromosomes provides an expedient solution. Two novel systems of molecular sex identification suitable for skeletal material using the amelogenin gene are described, beginning in intron 2-3, spanning exon 3 and ending in intron 3-4. This area was optimal for sexing, as it includes 14 sex-specific polymorphic regions in addition to an indel (insertion or deletion of nucleotides). Once optimised and working with 100\% efficiency on the controls, these procedures were applied to a collection of miscellaneous archaeological skeletons (ex situ) sourced from the Raymond Dart Collection of Human Skeletons (Dart Collection). This collection was used to optimise these techniques for skeletal remains derived from an archaeological context. These methods produced 46.66\% sex results for the ex situ sample, which is within the normal range for aDNA studies. These new techniques are optimal for sex identification, with both the inherent control of isolating many sex-specific features and combined with the use of sensitive micro-fluidic electrophoresis.}, author = {Gibbon, Victoria and Paximadis, Maria and Strkalj, Goran and Ruff, Paul and Penny, Clem}, citeulike-article-id = {6017100}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.10.007}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1872497308001476}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19215875}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19215875}, doi = {10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.10.007}, issn = {1878-0326}, journal = {Forensic science international. Genetics}, keywords = {amelogenin, forensic, sex-determination, sex-identification}, month = {March}, number = {2}, pages = {74--79}, posted-at = {2009-10-31 09:18:54}, priority = {2}, title = {Novel methods of molecular sex identification from skeletal tissue using the amelogenin gene.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.10.007}, volume = {3}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6017100 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6017100 N2 - Sex identification from skeletal material is of vital importance in order to reconstruct the demographic variables of an individual in forensic genetics and ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis. When the use of conventional methods of sex identification are impossible, molecular analysis of the X and Y chromosomes provides an expedient solution. Two novel systems of molecular sex identification suitable for skeletal material using the amelogenin gene are described, beginning in intron 2-3, spanning exon 3 and ending in intron 3-4. This area was optimal for sexing, as it includes 14 sex-specific polymorphic regions in addition to an indel (insertion or deletion of nucleotides). Once optimised and working with 100% efficiency on the controls, these procedures were applied to a collection of miscellaneous archaeological skeletons (ex situ) sourced from the Raymond Dart Collection of Human Skeletons (Dart Collection). This collection was used to optimise these techniques for skeletal remains derived from an archaeological context. These methods produced 46.66% sex results for the ex situ sample, which is within the normal range for aDNA studies. These new techniques are optimal for sex identification, with both the inherent control of isolating many sex-specific features and combined with the use of sensitive micro-fluidic electrophoresis. IS - 2 JF - Forensic science international. Genetics SN - 1878-0326 EP - 79 TI - Novel methods of molecular sex identification from skeletal tissue using the amelogenin gene. VL - 3 SP - 74 KW - amelogenin KW - forensic KW - sex-determination KW - sex-identification AU - Gibbon, Victoria AU - Paximadis, Maria AU - Strkalj, Goran AU - Ruff, Paul AU - Penny, Clem PY - 2009/03// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.10.007 ER -