Table 7. Sex of leprosy cases determined by osteological and biomolecular methods.
Burial | Sex by osteological analysis | Amelogenin PCR amplicons (bp) | Sex by amelogenin PCR |
Sk1 | Male | 105 | Male |
Sk2 | Male | 105 & 290 | Male |
Sk7 | Male | 105 & 290 | Male |
Sk8 | nd (older child) | 105 | Male |
Sk9 | Male | nd | nd |
Sk12 | Male | 105 | Male |
Sk14 | ?Male | 105 & 290 | Male |
Sk15 | Male | PCR negative | nd |
Sk18 | ?Male | 105 & 290 | Male |
Sk19 | ?Male | 105 | Male |
Sk23 | ?Female | 105 & 290 | Male |
nd = not determined.