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Handbook of Forensic Services (pdf) - FBI

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<strong>Handbook</strong> <strong>of</strong> Forens c Serv ces 2007<br />

Missing-person cases involving unidentified<br />

human rema ns and relat ves <strong>of</strong> m ss ng persons<br />

are managed and entered nto the NDIS n the<br />

DNAUII by members <strong>of</strong> the NMPDD Program.<br />

Ev dence from these nvest gat ons also<br />

undergoes mtDNA analys s n the DNAUII or n<br />

one <strong>of</strong> the reg onal mtDNA laborator es. Contact<br />

the NMPDD Program Manager at 703-632-7582<br />

for quest ons regard ng m ss ng-person ev dence<br />

subm ss on. <strong>FBI</strong> ent t es may refer to the <strong>FBI</strong><br />

Laboratory/DNAUII web page on the <strong>FBI</strong> ntranet<br />

for add t onal nformat on on the NMPDD Program.<br />

Suitability <strong>of</strong> Mitochondrial DNA Analysis<br />

M tochondr al DNA analys s has been appl ed<br />

successfully to ev dence from v olent cr mes,<br />

typ cally hom c de, sexual assault, and assault. It<br />

s mportant to remember, however, that mtDNA<br />

analys s s appropr ate n only a small port on <strong>of</strong><br />

cases where mtDNA ev dence s present.<br />

Exper ence shows that about 75 percent <strong>of</strong> cases<br />

n wh ch mtDNA analys s s actually performed<br />

nvolve ha r ev dence where only the ha r shaft s<br />

present. Most <strong>of</strong>ten, mtDNA analysis is justified for<br />

ha r ev dence when no t ssue s present on the<br />

ha r root. M tochondr al DNA analys s n m ss ngperson<br />

cases s appropr ate only when bone or<br />

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