Specific micro-RNA signatures for the detection of saliva and blood in forensic body-fluid identification

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1464-1470

  Courts, Cornelius ^a   Madea, Burkhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body fluid identification; Expression profiling; Forensic genetics; Forensic science; Micro RNA; RNA extraction

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA;

FEMALE; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICRORNAS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA;

EID: 80055116881     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01894.x     Document Type: Article

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