DNA identification of war and mass catastrophies victims

S. Matejic ,
S. Matejic
M. Miletic ,
M. Miletic
M. Milosevic ,
M. Milosevic
V. Jaksic ,
V. Jaksic
T. Filipovic ,
T. Filipovic
M. Saranovic ,
M. Saranovic
N. Deletic
N. Deletic

Published: 01.12.2013.

Volume 43, Issue 1 (2014)

pp. 19-22;

https://doi.org/10.5937/pramed1401019m

Abstract

After the armed conflicts throughout the nineties of the twentieth century occurred in former Yugoslavia, identification of war victims is a challenging task. This paper gives a detailed description of exhumed remains identification process. One of the study objectives has been a comparison between DNA results and traditional forensic identification methods. This paper deals with the identification of human remains that were exhumed in Kosovo and Metohia in the period 2001-2012, belonging to Serbs and other non-Albanian ethnic communities (Montenegrins, Bosniaks, Roma, Gorani, and others), as well as much lower number of Albanians who were also killed during the war and post-war period.The experience of this process and the experience of other countries show that there is a need to organize appropriate services for identification of human remains in Serbia, capable to react effectively in case of mass disaster.

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