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Multiplex Ligation Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) Assay on Joseon Mummified Samples from Archaeological Sites of South Korea

김유수 1 Chang Seok Oh 2 Jong Ha Hong 1 성문우 3 Shin, Dong Hoon 2

1서울대학교 의과대학 해부학교실
2서울대학교
3서울대학교 의과대학 검사의학교실

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ABSTRACT

Multiplex Ligation dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) to detect large deletions or duplications has been widely used as a diagnostic tool for various disease clinically. As this method requires only a small amount of template DNA and is very simple and high throughput, it has numerous advantages for the analysis of the human specimen obtained from archaeological sites. In this study we therefore tried to perform MLPA analysis for detecting any of duplications or deletions in mummy samples (n=4) from medieval Joseon tombs of Korea. Of them, we could not get any authentic data from 3 samples by MLPA method while only one case (HD2) showed the possible presence of duplications or deletions during her lifetime. Although the current report reveal that MLPA is a promising tool for anthropological study in South Korea, more studies are still needed to make up for the validity problem of commercial MLPA kit used in this study.

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