Application of DNA methylation-based markers in identification of mixed body fluid evidences simulating crime scene scenarios

Application of DNA methylation-based markers in identification of mixed body fluid evidences simulating crime scene scenarios

Abstract Background Epigenetic modifications are heritable and follow a non-mendelian inheritance pattern. They do not alter the DNA sequence but affect the gene expression at the transcriptional level. DNA methylation is one of these epigenetic changes and it is characteristic to each tissue and sh...

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Main Authors: Rania Gomaa, Lamis Nader, Jumana Jamal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Subjects:
DNA
RNA
Body fluid identification
Epigenetics
DNA methylation
Bisulfite conversion
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-021-00226-6

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