Micro-RNA - A potential for forensic science?

Forensic Science International

Volumn 203, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 106-111

  Courts, Cornelius ^a   Madea, Burkhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Forensic genetics; Forensic science; Micro RNA; MRNA; Small non coding RNA

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; FORENSIC GENETICS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME SIZE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA STABILITY; RNA SYNTHESIS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

EID: 78649317037     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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