Validation of the MiniFiler™ Kit in archaeological samples

Received 29 July 2009; accepted 1 August 2009. published online 10 September 2009.

Abstract

We evaluate the usefulness of MiniFiler™ Kit in the field of ancient DNA. A set of samples belonging to different locations from Iberian Peninsula, with ages ranging from Neolithic to XVII century, was tested. Results could be replicated in only one burial site, probably due to the taphonomic conditions. Other cases could only produce partial or none genetic profiles.

Keywords: Ancient DNA, MiniSTRs, Human nuclear DNA, Spain

Toxicology and Health Legislation Department, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

Corresponding author at: Dpto. Toxicología y Legislación Sanitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain. Tel.: +34 91 394 1576; fax: +34 91 394 1576.

PII: S1875-1768(09)00010-9

doi:10.1016/j.fsigss.2009.08.006

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