Towards molecular autopsies: development of a FFPE tissue DNA extraction workflow

R Viljoen, KM Reid, CG Mole, M Rangwaga… - Science & Justice, 2022 - Elsevier
Sudden unexpected death (SUD) is a devastating event and forms a substantial proportion
of the cases investigated at forensic mortuaries each year. Despite post-mortem …

A retrospective analysis of post-mortem procedures of sudden unexpected death in the young investigated at Salt River Forensic Pathology Services, Cape Town

DM Hamadziripi - 2022 - open.uct.ac.za
Sudden unexpected death in the young (SUDY) is the demise of a seemingly healthy
individual aged between one and 40 years. The scope of SUDY investigation varies and …

Optimisation of sample preparation for DNA extraction from formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues of unresolved sudden unexpected death cases

R Viljoen - 2020 - open.uct.ac.za
A retrospective case review revealed an increase in sudden unexpected death (SUD)
admittance at Salt River Mortuary (SRM) between 2014 and 2018, and that 40% of SUD …