The EpiTect Methyl qPCR Assay as novel age estimation method in forensic biology

Forensic Science International

Volumn 264, Issue , 2016, Pages 132-138

  Mawlood, Shakhawan K ^a   Dennany, Lynn ^a   Watson, Nigel ^a   Pickard, Benjamin S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Andrew Hamnett Wing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; CpG Island; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Gene promoter; Methylation sensitive restriction

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; AMPA RECEPTOR; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR IONOTROPIC, AMPA 2; KCNQ1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NERVE PROTEIN; NEURONAL PENTRAXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1; TRIM58 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRIPARTITE MOTIF PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENOME ANALYSIS; GRIA2 GENE; HUMAN; KCNQ1DN GENE; METHYL II POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION SYSTEM; NPTX2 GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRIM58 GENE; ADOLESCENT; AGING; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KCNQ1 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, AMPA; TRIPARTITE MOTIF PROTEINS; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963819340     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.03.047     Document Type: Article

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