Epidemiology. DNA identifications after the 9/11 World Trade Center attack.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-18-2005
Abstract
The attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001 challenged current approaches to forensic DNA typing methods. The large number of victims and the extreme thermal and physical conditions of the site necessitated special approaches to the DNA-based identification. Because of these and many additional challenges, new procedures were created or modified from routine forensic protocols. This effort facilitated the identification of 1594 of the 2749 victims. In this Policy Forum, the authors, who were were members of the World Trade Center Kinship and Data Analysis Panel, review the lessons of the attack response from the perspective of DNA forensic identification and suggest policies and procedures for future mass disasters or large-scale terrorist attacks.
Volume
310
Issue
5751
First Page
1122
Last Page
1123
ISSN
1095-9203
Published In/Presented At
Biesecker, L. G., Bailey-Wilson, J. E., Ballantyne, J., Baum, H., Bieber, F. R., Brenner, C., Budowle, B., Butler, J. M., Carmody, G., Conneally, P. M., Duceman, B., Eisenberg, A., Forman, L., Kidd, K. K., Leclair, B., Niezgoda, S., Parsons, T. J., Pugh, E., Shaler, R., Sherry, S. T., … Walsh, A. (2005). Epidemiology. DNA identifications after the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. Science (New York, N.Y.), 310(5751), 1122–1123. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1116608
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
16293742
Department(s)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Document Type
Article