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Remains of 9/11 victim, Anna Laverty, identified

The New York City medical examiner's office has formally identified the remains of a woman killed in the attack.

Vials containing samples of DNA provided by relatives of victims of the WTC tragedy are stored at the city morgue August 26, 2003 in New York City. Mechthild 'Maggie' Prinz, Assistant Director of Forensic Biology for the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City, and her colleagues are using DNA analysis to try and match remains found at the WTC site with materials (such as tooth brushes and hair brushes)that may contain DNA information provided by relatives and loved ones.

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