Molecular approaches for forensic cell type identification: On mRNA, miRNA, DNA methylation and microbial markers

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue , 2015, Pages 21-32

  Sijen, Titia ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body fluid identification; DNA methylation; Forensic science; Microbial species; miRNA; mRNA

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; MOLECULAR MARKER; NUCLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; DNA METHYLATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; SEXUAL ASSAULT; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; VIOLENT ASSAULT; BODY FLUID; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PROCEDURES;

BIOMARKERS; BODY FLUIDS; DNA METHYLATION; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; MICROBIOTA; MICRORNAS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84939506478     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2014.11.015     Document Type: Article

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