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Affiliations

• ¹ Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa St. 9, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology of the Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa St. 7A, 30-387 Krakow, Poland. Electronic address: ewelina.pospiech@uj.edu.pl.
• ² Department of Forensic Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Daehak-ro (Yeongeon-dong), Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, South Korea; Institute of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Daehak-ro (Yeongeon-dong), Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, South Korea.
• ³ Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa St. 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
• ⁴ Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Chopina St. 12/18, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
• ⁵ Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police, Aleje Ujazdowskie 7, 00-583 Warsaw, Poland.
• ⁶ Unit of Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Internal Security, Police Academy, Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego St. 111, 12-100, Szczytno, Poland.
• ⁷ Department of Dermatology, Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University, Skawinska St. 8, 31-066 Krakow, Poland.
• ⁸ Department of Forensic Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, South Korea; Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
• ⁹ Department of Forensic Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Daehak-ro (Yeongeon-dong), Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, South Korea.
• ¹⁰ Department of Forensic Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, South Korea.
• ¹¹ Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology of the Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa St. 7A, 30-387, Krakow, Poland; Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police, Aleje Ujazdowskie 7, 00-583 Warsaw, Poland.