Unknown person’s identification has always been a major challenge for forensic experts, especially when dealing with decomposed and mutilated corpses. Forensic odontology has proven that palatal rugae are preserved in such conditions and can be used for personal identification and sex determination.

Bcl-2 protein plays an important role in the growth of tumours through preventing the normal course of apoptotic cell death. CD34 is an indicator of the new vascularization of the lesion. Leiomyomata of Saudi patients expressed upgrading of Bcl-2 and proved the increased vascularity of this tumour as expressed by CD34.