Dysregulation of heart and brain specific micro-RNA in sudden infant death syndrome

Forensic Science International

Volumn 228, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 70-74

  Courts, Cornelius ^a   Grabmüller, Melanie ^a   Madea, Burkhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differential gene expression; Micro RNA; Molecular pathology; QPCR; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 1; MICRORNA 124A; MICRORNA 133; MICRORNA LET 7B; PARAFFIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN TISSUE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEART; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RNA ANALYSIS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TISSUE FIXATION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84876492678     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.02.032     Document Type: Article

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