Forensic Sciences Research, Volume. 9, Issue 2, owae020(2024)

Y-STR analysis of highly degraded DNA from skeletal remains over 70 years old

Jiashuo Zhang1, Xuebo Li2,3, Liangliang Li2,3, Anqi Chen4,5, and Suhua Zhang4,5、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology of Jilin University, Changchun, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Evidence Identification in Universities of Shandong Province, Shandong University of Political Science and Law, Jinan, China
  • 3Institute of Forensic Science, Shandong University of Political Science and Law, Jinan, China
  • 4Institute of Forensic Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • 5Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Aug. 27, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 18, 2023

    Published Online: Sep. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: Suhua Zhang (zsh-daisy@163.com)

    DOI:10.1093/fsr/owae020

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