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Identification of Missing remains stalls over genetic test dispute

By Natalie Hami 21/02/12
A DISAGREEMENT between the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) and the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) may lead to the remains of missing persons being sent abroad for identification.According to presidential commissioner George Iacovou, who has been acting as mediator for some time, the dispute centres on who has control of the results of the genetic profiles of the relatives of the missing which are used to identify the remains so that they can be handed over to their families for burial.“The CMP decided that they wanted a new contract with CING that would allow them to have a copy of the genetic profiles but the institute objected to this,” said Iacovou... 3 comments
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