Implementation of RNA profiling in forensic casework

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 159-166

  Lindenbergh, Alexander ^a   Maaskant, Petra ^a   Sijen, Titia ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cell typing; Forensic science; Implementation; Mock cases; RNA profiling; Unbiased interpretation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN CELL; VAGINA MUCOSA;

DNA; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; RNA;

EID: 84869487538     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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