The development of a mRNA multiplex RT-PCR assay for the definitive identification of body fluids

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 244-256

  Fleming, Rachel I ^a   Harbison, Sallyann ^a  

^a MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Forensic DNA; mRNA profiling; RT PCR multiplex

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCOPHORIN A; HISTATIN; HISTATIN 3; MESSENGER RNA; PROTAMINE; PROTAMINE P2; STATHERIN; STROMELYSIN 3; TRANSCRIPTION ELONGATION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA; TRANSGLUTAMINASE 4; UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA ISOLATION; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE TARGETING; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; MARKER GENE; MENSTRUATION; MOUSE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CATS; CHICKENS; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATASE; GLYCOPHORIN; GUINEA PIGS; HISTATINS; HUMANS; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 11; MICE; PROTAMINES; RABBITS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SALIVA; SALIVARY PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES; SEMEN; SWINE; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ELONGATION FACTORS; TRANSGLUTAMINASES; UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYMES;

EID: 77956900628     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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