Evaluation of mRNA marker specificity for the identification of five human body fluids by capillary electrophoresis

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 452-460

  Richard, Mara L Lennard ^a   Harper, Kathryn A ^a   Craig, Rhonda L ^a   Onorato, Anthony J ^a   Robertson, James M ^a   Donfack, Joseph ^a  

^a FBI LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fluid identification; Forensic science; Messenger RNA (mRNA); mRNA profiling

Indexed keywords

5 AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HISTATIN; HISTATIN 3; MATRILYSIN; MESSENGER RNA; MUCIN 4; PROTAMINE; PROTAMINE P2; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; STATHERIN; TRANSGLUTAMINASE 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY FLUID; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA ANALYSIS; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SPERM; VAGINA SECRETION;

5-AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHETASE; CERVIX MUCUS; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC MARKERS; HISTATINS; HUMANS; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 7; MENSTRUATION; MUCIN-4; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTAMINES; RNA, MESSENGER; SALIVA; SALIVARY PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES; SEMEN; TRANSGLUTAMINASES;

EID: 84861337686     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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