RNA integrity in post-mortem samples: Influencing parameters and implications on RT-qPCR assays

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 573-580

  Koppelkamm, Antje ^a,b   Vennemann, Benedikt ^c   Lutz Bonengel, Sabine ^a   Fracasso, Tony ^d,e   Vennemann, Marielle ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Institute of Forensic Genetics   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Post mortem tissue; RNA integrity; RT qPCR

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FORENSIC GENETICS; FRONTAL LOBE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FORENSIC GENETICS; FRONTAL LOBE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIUM; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 79960226202     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-011-0578-1     Document Type: Article

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