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Filter mask as a new candidate of personal belonging used in cadaver identification – a case report

Publication date: 09.2022

Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology, 2022, Vol. 72 (1), pp. 39-46

https://doi.org/10.4467/16891716AMSIK.22.004.16233

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Marcin Tomsia
Department of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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Kornelia Droździok
Department of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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Mariusz Kobek
Department of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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Filter mask as a new candidate of personal belonging used in cadaver identification – a case report

Abstract

The case report presents an identification process based on DNA isolated from personal belongings, including a filter mask. In May 2021, an unidentified 65-year-old male corpse was revealed by the city’s outskirts road. Since it was impossible to use material from living relatives for comparative analysis, the samples of personal belongings of the alleged victim were used instead: clippings of the filtering face piece type 2 (FFP2) face mask (parts adhering to the nose and the earlobes, the central part of the mask), swabs from the razor (blade and shaft), toothbrush shaft, and toothbrush filaments clippings. The presented case indicates the need for collecting a wide range of samples for genetic analyses, including filter masks as an alternative item of personal belonging.

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Information: Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology, 2022, Vol. 72 (1), pp. 39-46

Article type: Original article

Titles:

English:

Filter mask as a new candidate of personal belonging used in cadaver identification – a case report

Polish:

Maseczka na twarz jako nowy kandydat wśród rzeczy użytku osobistego w identyfikacji zwłok – opis przypadku

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4668-4685

Marcin Tomsia
Department of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4668-4685 Orcid
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Department of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6715-810X

Kornelia Droździok
Department of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6715-810X Orcid
All publications →

Department of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2557-8274

Mariusz Kobek
Department of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2557-8274 Orcid
All publications →

Department of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland

Published at: 09.2022

Received at: 24.06.2022

Accepted at: 01.08.2022

Article status: Open

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Marcin Tomsia (Author) - 33%
Kornelia Droździok (Author) - 33%
Mariusz Kobek (Author) - 34%

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