Identification of World War II bone remains found in Ukraine using classical anthropological and mitochondrial DNA results

• DOI: 10.1007/s00414-019-02026-z
• Publication Date: 2019-03-13T06:30:35Z
• Authors: Eszter Dudás; Éva Susa; Horolma Pamjav; Zoltán Szabolcsi
• Keywords: Christian ministry; Hypervariable region; Ancient DNA

Gyula Ágner was a Royal Hungarian First Lieutenant (1st Lt.) during the World War II and died at 30 years old due to mine shrapnel injury on 27 April 1944 in Luczky, Ukraine. In October 2014, Ministry of Defence exhumated remains then transported them Budapest Hungary. Classical anthropological methods were used determine morphological gender, height age death; furthermore, metrical pathological characters also analysed. Determination maternal lineage only solution examine possible relationship bone fragments. did not have direct descendants, thus living niece deceased (his sister's daughter) served as reference person investigations. Hypervariable regions mtDNA control region (HV1, HV2 HV3) amplified by Qiagen® Multiplex PCR Kit different monoplex reactions. The results genetical analysis supported hypothesis that belong Ágner.